TiB

What is a Tebibyte?

Tebibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.

Tebibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.

Binary prefixes such as kibi- (1,024), mebi- and gibi- were introduced by the IEC in 1998 so that powers of two would no longer be confused with the decimal SI prefixes kilo-, mega- and giga-.

Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 TiB = 1.099512e+12 bit.

Tebibyte facts

Unit name
Tebibyte
Symbol
TiB
Category
Data Storage
Measurement system
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent
Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 TiB = 1.099512e+12 bit
Common uses
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer

Definition of the tebibyte

Tebibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.

Measurement system and SI relationship

Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling

SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 TiB = 1.099512e+12 bit

History of the tebibyte

Binary prefixes such as kibi- (1,024), mebi- and gibi- were introduced by the IEC in 1998 so that powers of two would no longer be confused with the decimal SI prefixes kilo-, mega- and giga-.

Where is the tebibyte used?

Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer

Tebibyte conversion tools

Sources

  1. BIPM: The International System of Units (SI Brochure)
  2. NIST: Definitions of the SI Units: The Binary Prefixes
  3. NIST: Guide to the SI — Conversion Factors

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