Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
tera
Prefix
/ˈtɛrə/
Definition
A prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one trillion (10^12).
Examples
- The new hard drive has a capacity of 2 tera bytes.
- In computing, a tera byte holds about 1 trillion bytes of data.
Meaning
Used to measure large amounts of data, particularly in fields such as computing and telecommunications.
Synonyms
- trillion
- 10^12
