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Encyclopedia > Terabit
Quantities of bits
v·d·e
SI prefix and
(rare binary meaning)
Binary prefix standards
from IEC 60027-2
Name Symbol Quantity Name Symbol Quantity
kilobit kb 103 (210) kibibit Kibit 210
megabit Mb 106 (220) mebibit Mibit 220
gigabit Gb 109 (230) gibibit Gibit 230
terabit Tb 1012 (240) tebibit Tibit 240
petabit Pb 1015 (250) pebibit Pibit 250
exabit Eb 1018 (260) exbibit Eibit 260
zettabit Zb 1021 (270) zebibit Zibit 270
yottabit Yb 1024 (280) yobibit Yibit 280

A terabit This article is about the unit of information. ... An SI prefix is a prefix that can be applied to an SI unit to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... In computing, binary prefixes can be used to quantify large numbers where powers of two are more useful than powers of ten. ... In information technology there is sometimes confusion about measurement of bits and bytes. ... A kilobit is a unit of information storage, abbreviated kbit or sometimes kb. ... A kibibit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Kibit, or sometimes Kib. ... The megabit is a unit of information storage, abbreviated Mbit or sometimes Mb. ... A mebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Gbit or sometimes Gb. ... A gibibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A petabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A pebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... An exabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A exbibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A zettabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... In computing, binary prefixes are often used to quantify large numbers where powers of two are more useful than powers of ten. ... A yottabit (derived from the SI prefix yotta) is a unit of measurement in computers of one million million million million (American septillion, European quadrillion) bits. ... In computing, binary prefixes are often used to quantify large numbers where powers of two are more useful than powers of ten. ...


1 terabit = 1012 bits = 1,000,000,000,000 bits (one trillion, long scale: one billion) This article is about the unit of information. ... The numeral trillion refers to one of two number values, depending on the context of where and how it is being used. ... // Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means a thousand millions. ... The word billion and its equivalents in other languages refer to either one million million or one thousand million, depending on whether the writer is using the long scale or the short scale. ...


The terabit is closely related to the tebibit, which is equal to 240 bits. A tebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ...


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