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pebibyte

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɛbɪˌbaɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 250 (10245, 1,125,899,906,842,624) bytes or 210 (1024) tebibytes, as opposed to a petabyte.

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 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: petabyte, PB, PiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From pebi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍比字節 /拍比字节 — 250 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: PiB — 250 bytes
  • Georgian: პებიბაიტი (ṗebibaiṭi) — 250 bytes
  • German: Pebibyte — 250 bytes
  • Japanese: ペビバイト (pebibaito) — 250 bytes
  • Korean: 페비바이트 (pebibaiteu) — 250 bytes