British Dictionary definitions for petabyte
petabyte
/ (ˈpɛtəˌbaɪt) /
noun
computing 10 15 or 2 50 bytes
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Scientific definitions for petabyte
petabyte
[ pĕt′ə-bīt ]
A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 terabytes (250 bytes).
One quadrillion bytes. See Note at megabyte.
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