noun

petabyte

petabyte

This server has one petabyte of storage.

This server has one petabyte of storage.

A petabyte is a huge amount of data.

A petabyte is a huge amount of data.

((a/one petabyte)) of (sth.) a unit of digital information This server has one petabyte of storage.

Synonyms: none; Antonyms: kilobyte, megabyte

From Greek 'pente' (five), as it is 1000 to the power of 5 (10^15).

Think of 'peta' like 'penta' (five), for 1000^5. A pet-sized byte is a huge amount of data.

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