terabyte
nounUK /ˈtɛrəbaɪt/
US /ˈtɛrəbaɪt/
A terabyte is a very big amount of computer space, like a giant box that can hold lots and lots of pictures, songs, and games.
My new laptop has a one-terabyte hard drive, so I can save all my favorite movies on it.
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2. A unit of digital information equal to 1,000 gigabytes (decimal) or 1,024 gigabytes (binary), used to measure storage capacity.
The backup server stores over 50 terabytes of company data.
3. In casual use, a very large quantity of digital content.
She has terabytes of photos from her travels around the world.
4. A measure of data transfer or processing volume in computing contexts.
The data center processes several terabytes of logs every day.