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Tebibit (Tib) - Unit Information & Conversion

Symbol:Tib
Plural:tebibits
Category:Data Storage

What is a Tebibit?

Definition

A tebibit (Tib) is a unit of digital information equal to 240 bits, which is exactly 1,099,511,627,776 bits. It uses the binary prefix 'tebi-' established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The tebibit is closely related to the terabit (Tb), which is defined using the decimal prefix 'tera-' (1012 or 1,000,000,000,000 bits).

History

The prefix 'tebi-' (representing 240) was defined by the IEC in 1998 along with other binary prefixes (kibi-, mebi-, gibi-, pebi-, etc.). This standardization aimed to eliminate the confusion caused by using SI prefixes (like kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-) to denote both powers of 1000 (decimal) and powers of 1024 (binary) in computing contexts, which became particularly problematic for larger quantities like terabytes vs. tebibytes. The term 'tebibit' specifically refers to the 240 multiple of bits.

Common Uses

Tebibits are used in contexts dealing with large amounts of data where binary precision is important:

  • Specifying the capacity of large memory modules (RAM), solid-state drives (SSDs), or storage systems in technical documentation where sizes are based on powers of 2 at the bit level.
  • Calculations in computer architecture, data storage design, and network engineering involving large binary data structures.
  • Theoretical calculations in computer science, information theory, and high-speed data transmission analysis.
  • Ensuring accuracy when comparing binary (Tib) and decimal (Tb) data quantities, especially in storage capacity planning or analyzing network throughput versus actual data stored. While terabits (Tb) are common for network speeds (Tbps), tebibits provide precision for binary-based storage or memory calculations.

Unit FAQs

How many bits are in a tebibit?

There are exactly 240 bits in 1 tebibit (Tib). This equals 1,099,511,627,776 bits.

How many gibibits (Gib) are in a tebibit (Tib)?

There are 1,024 gibibits (Gib) in 1 tebibit (Tib). This is because 1 Tib = 240 bits and 1 Gib = 230 bits, and 240 / 230 = 210 = 1,024.

What is the difference between a tebibit (Tib) and a terabit (Tb)?

  • A tebibit (Tib) represents 240 bits (1,099,511,627,776 bits), using the binary prefix 'tebi-'.
  • A terabit (Tb) represents 1012 bits (1,000,000,000,000 bits), using the decimal prefix 'tera-'. A tebibit is approximately 9.95% larger than a terabit (1 Tib ≈ 1.0995 Tb).

What is the difference between a tebibit (Tib) and a tebibyte (TiB)?

A tebibit (Tib) measures information in bits, while a tebibyte (TiB) measures information in bytes. Assuming the standard 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 tebibyte (TiB) is equal to 8 tebibits (Tib). Both use the binary prefix 'tebi-' (240).

Tebibit Conversion Formulas

To Bit:

1 Tib = 1099511627776 b
Example: 5 tebibits = 5497558138880 bits

To Byte:

1 Tib = 137438953472 B
Example: 5 tebibits = 687194767360 bytes

To Kilobit:

1 Tib = 1099511627.776 kb
Example: 5 tebibits = 5497558138.88 kilobits

To Kilobyte:

1 Tib = 137438953.472 KB
Example: 5 tebibits = 687194767.36 kilobytes

To Megabit:

1 Tib = 1099511.627776 Mb
Example: 5 tebibits = 5497558.13888 megabits

To Megabyte:

1 Tib = 137438.953472 MB
Example: 5 tebibits = 687194.76736 megabytes

To Gigabit:

1 Tib = 1099.511628 Gb
Example: 5 tebibits = 5497.558139 gigabits

To Gigabyte:

1 Tib = 137.438953 GB
Example: 5 tebibits = 687.194767 gigabytes

To Terabit:

1 Tib = 1.099512 Tb
Example: 5 tebibits = 5.497558 terabits

To Terabyte:

1 Tib = 0.137439 TB
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.687195 terabytes

To Petabit:

1 Tib = 0.0011 Pb
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.005498 petabits

To Petabyte:

1 Tib = 0.000137 PB
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.000687 petabytes

To Exabit:

1 Tib = 0.000001 Eb
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.000005 exabits

To Exabyte:

1 Tib = 1.3744e-7 EB
Example: 5 tebibits = 6.8719e-7 exabytes

To Kibibit:

1 Tib = 1073741824 Kib
Example: 5 tebibits = 5368709120 kibibits

To Kibibyte:

1 Tib = 134217728 KiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 671088640 kibibytes

To Mebibit:

1 Tib = 1048576 Mib
Example: 5 tebibits = 5242880 mebibits

To Mebibyte:

1 Tib = 131072 MiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 655360 mebibytes

To Gibibit:

1 Tib = 1024 Gib
Example: 5 tebibits = 5120 gibibits

To Gibibyte:

1 Tib = 128 GiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 640 gibibytes

To Tebibyte:

1 Tib = 0.125 TiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.625 tebibytes

To Pebibit:

1 Tib = 0.000977 Pib
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.004883 pebibits

To Pebibyte:

1 Tib = 0.000122 PiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.00061 pebibytes

To Exbibit:

1 Tib = 9.5367e-7 Eib
Example: 5 tebibits = 0.000005 exbibits

To Exbibyte:

1 Tib = 1.1921e-7 EiB
Example: 5 tebibits = 5.9605e-7 exbibytes

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Symbol:Tib
Category:Data Storage
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