Yottabyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjɒtəbaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yottabyte is a noun meaning (computing) One septillion (10²⁴, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 zettabytes.
Meaning
(computing) One septillion (10²⁴, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 zettabytes.
More Meanings
- (computing, informal) A yobibyte.
Example Sentences
[…] the Pentagon is attempting to expand its worldwide communications network, known as the Global Information Grid, to handle yottabytes (10²⁴ bytes) of data. (A yottabyte is a septillion bytes—so large that no one has yet coined a term for the next higher magnitude.)
Word Forms
- yottabytes
Synonyms for yottabyte
Depending on context, synonyms include YB.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yottabit, zettabyte, terabyte, exabyte, zetabyte, petabyte.
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