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PETABYTE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes

Synonyms:

PB; pebibyte; petabyte; PiB

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("petabyte" is a kind of...):

computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Meronyms (parts of "petabyte"):

TB; tebibyte; terabyte; TiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes)

Holonyms ("petabyte" is a part of...):

EB; EiB; exabyte; exbibyte (a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes

Synonyms:

PB; petabyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("petabyte" is a kind of...):

computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Meronyms (parts of "petabyte"):

TB; terabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes)

Holonyms ("petabyte" is a part of...):

EB; exabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes)

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