| Multiples of bits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI decimal prefixes | Binary usage |
IEC binary prefixes | ||
| Name (Symbol) |
Value | Name (Symbol) |
Value | |
| kilobit (kbit) | 103 | 210 | kibibit (Kibit) | 210 |
| megabit (Mbit) | 106 | 220 | mebibit (Mibit) | 220 |
| gigabit (Gbit) | 109 | 230 | gibibit (Gibit) | 230 |
| terabit (Tbit) | 1012 | 240 | tebibit (Tibit) | 240 |
| petabit (Pbit) | 1015 | 250 | pebibit (Pibit) | 250 |
| exabit (Ebit) | 1018 | 260 | exbibit (Eibit) | 260 |
| zettabit (Zbit) | 1021 | 270 | zebibit (Zibit) | 270 |
| yottabit (Ybit) | 1024 | 280 | yobibit (Yibit) | 280 |
| See also: Nibble · Byte · Multiples of bytes Orders of magnitude of data |
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The zettabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix zetta (symbol Z) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 1021 (1 sextillion, short scale), and therefore
The zettabit has the unit symbol Zbit or Zb.
The zettabit is closely related to the zebibit, a unit multiple derived from the binary prefix zebi of the same order of magnitude, which is equal to 270bits = 1180591620717411303424bits, or approximately 18% larger than the zettabit.
As the 1021 exceeds the range of a 64-bit integer, zettabits can only be recorded on 128-bit systems.