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English
Etymology
From peta- + bit.
Noun
petabit (plural petabits)
- (computing) One quadrillion (1015, or 1,000,000,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 terabits.
- (computing, informal) a pebibit.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English petabit.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.taˈbi.t͡ʃi/, /pe.taˈbit͡ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.taˈbit͡ʃ/, /pe.taˈbi.t͡ʃi/
Noun
petabit m (plural petabits)
- (computing) petabit (one quadrillion bits)
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