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A Unit of Data Size is a measure of information storage, used for computer file sizes, data transmission, and information theory. All units should have their equivalent given in bytes (e.g., a bit is 0.125 bytes).
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| x Bit | 0.125 B |
In computing and telecommunications a bit is a basic unit of information storage and communication (a contraction of "binary digit"). It is the maximum amount of information that can be stored by a device or other physical system that can normally...
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0.5 B |
In computing, a nibble (often, nybble) is a four-bit aggregation, or half an octet. As a nibble contains 4 bits, there are sixteen (2) possible values, so a nibble corresponds to a single hexadecimal digit (thus, it is often referred to as a "hex...
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| x Byte | 1 B |
A byte (pronounced /ˈbaɪt/) is a unit of information storage in computers. It is an ordered collection of bits, with each bit denoting a single binary value of 1 or 0. The byte is the basic addressable element in many computer architectures. The...
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| x Kilobyte | 1,000 B |
The kilobyte (derived from the SI prefix "kilo-", meaning 1,000) is a unit of digital information storage equal to either 1,000 bytes (10) or 1,024 bytes (2), depending on context.
It is abbreviated in a number of ways: KB, kB, K and Kbyte.
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| x Kibibyte | 1,024 B |
A kibibyte (a contraction of kilobinary byte, pronounced KEE-bee-byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, established by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 2000. Its symbol is KiB. It was designed to replace the "kilobyte"...
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1,000,000 B |
The megabyte is an SI-multiple (see prefix mega-) of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission and is equal to 10 (1000000) bytes. However, due to historical usage in computer-related fields it is still often used to represent 2 ...
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| x Mebibyte | 1,048,576 B |
The mebibyte (a contraction of megabinary byte, pronounced MEH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix mebi-, symbol Mi-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. Mebibyte is abbreviated MiB.
The unit prefix mebi was...
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| x Gigabyte | 1,000,000,000 B |
The gigabyte is an SI-multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 10, therefore 1 gigabyte is 1000000000bytes. The unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB or Gbyte, but not Gb (lower case b) which is used for the...
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| x Gibibyte | 1,073,741,824 B |
The gibibyte (a contraction of gigabinary byte, pronounced GIH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix gibi-, symbol Gi-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The gibibyte unit symbol is GiB.
The gibibyte is closely...
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| x Terabyte | 1,000,000,000,000 B |
A terabyte is a SI-multiple (see prefix tera) of the unit byte for digital information storage and is equal to 10 (1000000000000) bytes or 1000 gigabytes. The unit symbol for the terabyte is TB.
The designation terabyte is rarely used to refer to...
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| x Tebibyte | 1,099,511,627,780 B |
The tebibyte (a contraction of terabinary byte, pronounced TEH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix tebi-, symbol Ti-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The tebibyte unit symbol is TiB.
The tebibyte is closely...
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| x Kilobit | 125 B |
A kilobit is an expression of grouped bits meaning 1,000 (10) bits. Use of the term to denote a kibibit, although the most common use due to the nature of bits (binary digits), is deprecated and contrary to international standard.
The term 'kilobit'...
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| x Kibibit | 128 B |
A kibibit (a contraction of kilo binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Kibit, or sometimes Kib. (Note that the abbreviation is capitalized, while kbit is not.)
The kibibit is closely related to the kilobit, which...
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| x Megabit | 125,000 B |
A megabit is an SI-multiple (see prefix mega) of the unit of bit for digital information storage or transmission. The International Electrotechnical Commission's standard IEC 60027 specifies the symbol to be Mbit, but Mb is also in common use.
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| x Gigabit | 125,000,000 B |
Gigabit is a unit of digital information storage, with the symbol Gbit (or Gb).
1 gigabit = 10 = 1,000,000,000 bits (which is equal to 125 decimal megabytes or 122 binary mebibytes, as 8 bits equals one byte)
The gigabit is closely related to the...
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| x Terabit | 125,000,000,000 B |
A terabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Tbit (or Tb).
1 terabit = 10 bits = 1,000,000,000,000 bits (one trillion, or, using the long scale, one billion). 1 terabit is equal to 125 (decimal) gigabytes or 122 (binary)...
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| x Mebibit | 131,072 B |
The mebibit is a standards-based binary multiple (see prefix mebi) of the bit, a unit of digital information storage. It is abbreviated Mibit or sometimes Mib.
This unit is most useful for measuring RAM and ROM chip capacity.
The mebibit is closely...
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| x Exabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 B |
An exabyte (derived from the SI prefix exa-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one quintillion bytes (short scale). It is commonly abbreviated EB. When used with byte multiples, the unit indicates a power of 1000:
The term...
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| x Petabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000 B |
A petabyte (derived from the SI prefix peta- ) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one quadrillion bytes (short scale), or 1000 terabytes, or 1,000,000 gigabytes. It is abbreviated PB. The prefix peta- (P) indicates a power of 1000...
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| x Qubit |
A quantum bit or qubit (pronounced /ˈkjuːbɪt/) is a unit of quantum information. It is the quantum analogue of the classical bit. It is described by a state vector in a two-level quantum-mechanical system, which is formally equivalent to a two...
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| x Yottabyte |
A yottabyte (derived from the SI prefix yotta-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one septillion (one long scale quadrillion or 10) bytes (one quadrillion gigabytes). It is commonly abbreviated YB. As of 2009, no computer has yet...
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| x Zettabyte |
A zettabyte (symbol ZB, derived from the SI prefix zetta-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one sextillion (one long scale trilliard) bytes.
The term "zebibyte" (ZiB), using a binary prefix, is used for the corresponding...
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In information technology, a packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet mode computer network. Computer communications links that do not support packets, such as traditional point-to-point telecommunications links, simply transmit data...
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| x Exbibyte |
The exbibyte (a contraction of exabinary byte, pronounced EX-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix exbi-, symbol Ei-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The exbibyte unit symbol is EiB.
The exbibyte is closely...
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| x Pebibyte | 112,589,990,684,000 B |
The pebibyte (a contraction of petabinary byte, pronounced PEH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix pebi-, symbol Pi-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The pebibyte unit symbol is PiB.
The pebibyte is closely...
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| x Petabit | 140,737,488,000,000 B |
A petabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Pbit (or Pb).
1 petabit = 10 bits = 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits (one quadrillion)
The petabit is closely related to the pebibit, which is equal to 2 bits.
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| x Exabit |
An exabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Ebit (or Eb).
1 exabit = 10 bits = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits (one quintillion, long scale: one trillion)
The exabit is closely related to the exbibit, which is equal to 2 bits.
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| x Zettabit |
A zettabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Zbit (or Zb).
1 zettabit = 10 bits = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits.
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| x Yottabit |
A yottabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Ybit (or Yb).
1 yottabit = 10 bits = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits, which is 1,000,000 exabytes.
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| x Gibibit | 134,217,728 B |
A gibibit (a contraction of giga binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated as Gibit or Gib.
The gibibit is closely related to the gigabit, which equals to 10 bits = 1,000,000,000 bits, but sometimes used to denote the...
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| x Tebibit | 137,438,953,472 B |
A tebibit (a contraction of tera binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Tibit or sometimes Tib.
The tebibit is closely related to the terabit, which can either be a synonym for tebibit, or refer to 10 bits = 1,000...
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| x Pebibit |
A pebibit (a contraction of peta binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Pibit or sometimes Pib
The pebibit is closely related to the petabit, which can either be a synonym for pebibit, or refer to 10 bits = 1,000,000...
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| x Exbibit |
A exbibit (a contraction of exa binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Eibit or sometimes Eib.
The exbibit is closely related to the exabit, which can either be a synonym for exbibit, or refer to 10 bits = 1,000,000...
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| x Gigapackets |
Gigapackets are billions (10) of packets or datagrams. The packet is the fundamental unit of information in computer networks.
Data transfer rates in gigapackets per second are associated with high speed networks, especially fiber optic networks....
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| x Word |
In computing, word is a term for the natural unit of data used by a particular computer design. A word is simply a fixed-sized group of bits that are handled together by the system. The number of bits in a word (the word size or word length) is an...
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| x Qutrit |
A qutrit is a unit of quantum information. Just as the qubit is analogous to the classical bit, the qutrit is analogous to the classical trit. A qutrit is 3-level, or ternary system which has 3 basis states, often denoted , and . Unlike the trit,...
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| x Slab |
A slab or syllable is the primary unit of memory in the NCR 315 computer architecture from NCR Corporation. Having 12 data bits and a parity bit, its size falls between a byte and a typical word (hence the name, 'syllable'). A slab may contain three...
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| x Yobibyte |
The yobibyte (a contraction of yottabinary byte, pronounced YOH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix yobi-, symbol Yi-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The yobibyte unit symbol is YiB.
1 yobibyte = 2 bytes =...
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| x Zebibyte |
The zebibyte (a contraction of zettabinary byte, pronounced ZEH-bee-byte) is a standards-based binary multiple (prefix zebi-, symbol Zi-) of the byte, a unit of digital information storage. The zebibyte unit symbol is ZiB.
1 zebibyte = 2 bytes =...
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| x Nat |
A nat (sometimes also nit or nepit) is a logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms and powers of e, rather than the powers of 2 and base 2 logarithms which define the bit. The nat is the natural unit for information...
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| x Ban |
A ban, sometimes called a hartley (symbol Hart) or a dit (abbreviation of decimal digit), is a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10, rather than the powers of 2 and base 2 logarithms...
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