Tbit

What is a Terabit?

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

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

Terabit became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.

Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 Tbit = 1.250000e+11 bit.

Terabit facts

Unit name
Terabit
Symbol
Tbit
Category
Data Storage
Measurement system
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent
Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 Tbit = 1.250000e+11 bit
Common uses
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer

Definition of the terabit

Terabit 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 Tbit = 1.250000e+11 bit

History of the terabit

Terabit became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.

Where is the terabit used?

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

Terabit conversion tools

Sources

The definitions and conversion relationships on this page are aligned with standard metrology and SI reference material.

  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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