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

With some MacBooks offering just a few hundred gigabytes, and others offering multiple terabytes, this is one of the main areas of variance between the different laptops. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The hackers allegedly stole more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from universities, as well as emails and other information from employees at private companies, government agencies, and NGOs. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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