Definition

A unit of digital information storage that is equal to one quintillion bytes, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes.

Example

The new data center can store up to 10 exabytes of information.

Conversation

Did you know that an exabyte is a huge amount of data?

Yeah, it's hard to imagine how much storage that really is.

I read that it could hold all the movies ever made several times over.

That's crazy! We really are generating a lot of data these days.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

**Exabyte** → It is formed from "exa-" (from the Greek prefix "hex", meaning six, multiplied by a factor of 10^18) and "byte" (a unit of digital information). The word "exabyte" refers to a unit of digital information equal to one quintillion bytes, or 10^18 bytes.

Memory Tip

Think of 'exa-' as representing a large scale (like six zeros) and 'byte' as a unit of digital information, helping you remember that an exabyte is an enormous amount of data.

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