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Petabit


A petabit is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated "Pb".

1 petabit = 1015 bits = 1 000 000 000 000 000 bits (one quadrillion, long scale: one billiard)

terabit << petabit << exabit

The petabit is closely related to the pebibit, which is equal to 250 bits.

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