Tera
1.
a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one trillion of a given base unit:
terahertz.
2.
Computers. a combining form of like function with the value 2 40 (=1,099,511,627,766).
Abbreviation: T.
prefix
1.
denoting 1012: terameter
2.
Also tebi-. denoting 240: terabyte
tera- pref.
One trillion (1012): terahertz.
tera-
A prefix that means:
One trillion (1012), as in terahertz, one trillion hertz.
240 (that is, 1,099,511,627,776), which is the power of two closest to a trillion, as in terabyte.
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