Zebibit (Noun)
Meaning
A unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- A zebibit is a very large unit of information that rarely applies to everyday computing tasks.
- The new data center requires large amounts of storage space, measured in zebibits, to handle global requests.
- Modern machines store just a fraction of a zebibit in their on-chip buffers and main memory.
- Data scientists usually deal with much smaller units, but some large-scale computations indeed require multiple zebibits of memory.
- The upcoming supercomputer is expected to have a total capacity of about 100 zebibits, which is considered groundbreaking.