terabyte

/ˈtɛrəbeɪt/

Definitions

1. noun

A unit of digital information storage equal to one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes.

“The new computer has a 2-terabyte hard drive.”

2. verb

To store (data) in a terabyte or more of storage space.

“The company terabytes its customer data for security purposes.”

3. noun

A large quantity of data or information.

“The terabyte of data from the sensors took several hours to process.”

Synonyms

  • exabyte
  • gigabyte

Antonyms

  • kilobyte
  • megabyte