Word: terabyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ter
a
byte
Definition: Imprecisely, a tebibyte or 10244 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes. SI symbol: TiB, computing symbol: TB.
Morphemes:
Affix: tera-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1012, a trillion. Symbol: T
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέρας
Language: grc
Decoded: teras
Meaning: monster
Affix: byte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.