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zebibyte

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈzɛbɪˌbaɪt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 270 (10247, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 210 (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte.

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 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zettabyte, ZB, ZiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From zebi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 澤比字節 /泽比字节 — 270 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: ZiB — 270 bytes
  • Georgian: ზებიბაიტი (zebibaiṭi) — 270 bytes
  • German: Zebibyte — 270 bytes
  • Japanese: ゼビバイト (zebibaito) — 270 bytes
  • Korean: 제비바이트 (jebibaiteu) — 270 bytes