Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brontobyte

/ˈbɹɒntəbaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bron-to-byte
IPA: /ˈbɹɒntəbaɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

10²⁷ or 2⁹⁰ bytes.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We believe this is the first time a company has ever talked about a machine that can crunch through “brontobytes” of data. (The word reminds us of brontosaurus, the largest dinosaur.) And just how big is that? It's 1,000 Yottabytes, of course."
"In a world awash in brontobytes of data, cutting your data requirements in half can dramatically reduce the demands that data management is placing upon your business."

Etymology

From bronto- + byte, in reference to the brontosaurus, a very large dinosaur.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bronto

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

brontobytes (plural)

Phrases

hella- xenna- ronna-

Frequently Paired Words

hella- xenna- ronna- yottabyte quettabyte geopbyte

Synonyms

ronnabyte

Questions

How do you pronounce brontobyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɒntəbaɪt/.
What does brontobyte mean?: 10²⁷ or 2⁹⁰ bytes.
Where does brontobyte come from?: From bronto- + byte, in reference to the brontosaurus, a very large dinosaur.

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