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terabit

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One trillion (1012, or 1,000,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 gigabits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tebibit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tbit, Tb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From tera- + bit.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: terabit — one trillion bits
  • Esperanto: terabito — one trillion bits
  • Finnish: terabitti — one trillion bits
  • Indonesian: terabit — one trillion bits
  • Indonesian: terabita — one trillion bits
  • Japanese: テラビット (terabitto) — one trillion bits
  • Korean: 테라비트 (terabiteu) — one trillion bits
  • Russian: тераби́т (terabít) — one trillion bits
  • Thai: เทระบิต — one trillion bits