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tebibyte

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɜbɪˌbaɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 240 (10244, or 1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 210 (1024) gibibytes, as opposed to a terabyte (1012 bytes).

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 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: terabyte, TB, TiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From tebi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 太比字節 /太比字节 — 240 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: TiB — 240 bytes
  • Esperanto: tebibitoko — 240 bytes
  • Finnish: tebitavu — 240 bytes
  • Georgian: ტებიბაიტი (ṭebibaiṭi) — 240 bytes
  • German: Tebibyte — 240 bytes
  • Japanese: テビバイト (tebibaito) — 240 bytes
  • Korean: 테비바이트 (tebibaiteu) — 240 bytes
  • Russian: тебиба́йт (tebibájt) — 240 bytes