terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 

: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

also : one trillion bytes

Examples of terabyte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These new products, say 4 terabytes going to 5 terabytes, there will be more time in the tools, more time through the tools. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

To compare Roman to the Hubble Space Telescope, consider that scientists expect Roman to produce over 500 terabytes of data per year. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 July 2026

The original scan was performed at 8K resolution – what Brook has described as a first for a European heritage film – generating 450 terabytes of data before being finished for the Blu-ray presentation. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026

By the end of its five-year primary mission, Roman is expected to amass a 20,000-terabyte data archive. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

tera- + byte

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for terabyte

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

Kids Definition

terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 

: 1024 gigabytes

also : one trillion bytes