Definition

A unit of digital information storage equal to one septillion bytes, often used to measure large amounts of data.

Example

The new data center can store up to five yottabytes of information.

Conversation

Did you know that a yottabyte is a million terabytes?

Wow, that's a huge amount of data!

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

I can’t even wrap my head around a yottabyte!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Yottabyte is formed from "yotta-" (a prefix derived from the Greek letter 'Y', meaning a factor of 10^24) and "byte" (a unit of digital information). The term yottabyte refers to a unit of digital information storage equal to one septillion bytes, or 10^24 bytes.

Memory Tip

Think of 'yotta-' as representing a very large number (10^24) and 'byte' as a unit of digital information. This helps you remember that a yottabyte is an enormous amount of data.

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