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Terabyte vs Terabit - What's the difference?

terabyte | terabit |

In computing colloquial terms the difference between terabyte and terabit

is that terabyte is imprecisely, a tebibyte or 10244 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes. SI symbol: TiB, computing symbol: TB while terabit is 240 bits, a tebibit (Tib). Symbol: Tb.

As nouns the difference between terabyte and terabit

is that terabyte is one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: TB while terabit is one trillion (1012 = 1,000,000,000,000) bits, as opposed to a tebibit. Symbol: Tb.

terabyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: TB.
  • (computing, colloquial) Imprecisely, a tebibyte or 10244 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes. SI symbol: TiB, computing symbol: TB.

    • See also

    * Previous: gigabyte * next: petabyte

    References

    * The IEC explanation of its definitions ----

    terabit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) One trillion (1012 = 1,000,000,000,000) bits, as opposed to a tebibit. Symbol: Tb.
  • (computing, colloquial) 240 bits, a tebibit (Tib). Symbol: Tb

    • See also

    * Next: petabit * Previous: gigabit

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