Terabyte (TB)
The terabyte, symbolized as TB, equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes in decimal (approximately 1,024 GB in binary). It emerged in the 1990s as storage systems, databases, and servers experienced exponential growth. Terabytes are used to measure hard drives, enterprise storage, data centers, and cloud services. With the rise of big data, video streaming, and high-resolution imaging, the terabyte has become a practical unit for both consumers and professionals. Its adoption enables comprehension of massive digital storage in manageable terms.
Mebibyte (MiB)
The mebibyte, symbol MiB, equals 1,048,576 bytes (1,024 KiB) and was introduced by the IEC in 1998 to eliminate ambiguity between MB (decimal) and MiB (binary). It is commonly used in operating systems, memory specifications, and technical documentation where exact binary measurement is required. Mebibytes provide clarity and consistency, especially in software development and systems engineering, ensuring accurate memory allocation, storage calculations, and file size reporting.