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

Pando has since handled more than 57 terabytes of Git packfiles in a single hour. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Most of the assets came from the massive 12-terabyte leak that dropped this August. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026

In 2007, hackers broke into the Pentagon and stole terabytes of sensitive data. — Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026

Still, the company's move to cut terabytes of storage from paid Microsoft 365 plans is enough to overshadow that improvement for consumers. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 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