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exbibyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛks.bɪˌbaɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 260 (10246, 1,152,921,504,606,846,976) bytes or 210 (1024) pebibytes, as opposed to an exabyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exabyte, EB, EiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From exbi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 艾比字節 /艾比字节 — 260 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: EiB — 260 bytes
  • Georgian: ექსბიბაიტი (eksbibaiṭi) — 260 bytes
  • German: Exbibyte — 260 bytes
  • Japanese: エクスビバイト (ekusubibaito) — 260 bytes
  • Korean: 엑스비바이트 (ekseubibaiteu) — 260 bytes