zettabyte

zet·ta·byte

[zet-uh-bahyt]
noun Computers.
1.
2 70 bytes; 1024 exabyte.
2.
(loosely) 10 21 or one sextillion bytes; 1000 exabytes. Symbol: ZB
Origin:
1990–95; zetta- + byte

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zettabyte (ˈzɛtəˌbaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
computing 1021 or 270 bytes
 
[C20: probably from Italian sette seven]

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Zettabyte is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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zettabyte definition

unit
2^70 = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 bytes = 1024 exabytes.
See prefix.
(1997-05-02)

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