ter‧a‧byte /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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲