Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
peta
Prefix
/ˈpɛtə/
Definition
Peta is derived from the Greek word ‘pēta’, which refers to a unit used to measure data. In digital communications and storage, it represents a quadrillion bytes.
Examples
- A petabyte is equivalent to 1,024 terabytes.
- Cloud storage services often have options measured in petabytes for large data needs.
- The growth of big data is leading companies to invest in petabyte-scale storage solutions.
Meaning
The term ‘peta’ is primarily used as a prefix in the metric system denoting 10^15 or 1,000,000,000,000,000, which is a million terabytes.
Synonyms
- Quadrillion bytes
- 10^15 bytes
