petabyte
noun [ C ] computing specialized uk/ˈpet.ə.baɪt/ us/ˈpet̬.ə.baɪt/ (written abbreviation PB)
(also pebibyte)拍字节（电脑信息单位，记为PB，等于1,125,899,906,842,624个字节）
a unit of computer information consisting of 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes
The computer boasts a 1.7 petabyte hard disk. 该电脑拥有1.7PB的硬盘。
拍字节（电脑信息单位，记为PB，等于1,000,000,000,000,000个字节）
a unit of computer information consisting of 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes
The enormous database contains more than a petabyte of data. 庞大的数据库包含了超过一个PB的数据。
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- A petabyte is 1,000 terabytes.
- The next size up from a terabyte is a petabyte.
- The machine weighs 165 tons and contains more than a petabyte of data.
- Datasets will soon be in the petabyte range.