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terabyte

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ter·a·byte /ˈterəbaɪt/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation TB or Tb)  a unit for measuring computer information, equal to 1,024 gigabytes, and used less exactly to mean one trillion bytes 万亿字节,兆兆字节〔信息单位〕
From Longman Business Dictionaryterabyteter‧a‧byte /ˈterəbaɪt/ noun [countable] COMPUTING a unit of computer memory equal to 1,000 gigabytesOrigin terabyte (1900-2000) Greek teras large creature, monster + English byte
ter·a·byte nounChineseSyllable
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terabyte
terabyte /ˈterəbaɪt/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation TB or Tb)
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Greek
 Origin: teras 'large creature, monster' + English byte
a unit for measuring computer information, equal to 1,024 gigabytes, and used less exactly to mean one trillion bytes


tera·byteBrE /ˈterəbaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈterəbaɪt/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation TB) (computing 计算机) a unit of computer memory or data, equal to one million million, or 1012 (= 1 000 000 000 000) bytes 万亿字节,太字节(十进制计算机内存或数据的单位,等于 1 000 000 000 000 字节) (also tebi·byte) a unit of computer memory or data, equal to 240 (= 1 099 511 627 776) bytes 太字节(二进制计算机内存或数据的单位,等于 1 099 511 627 776 字节)