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1 TB drive1 TBA one-terabyte drive is a digital storage device capable of holding large amounts of computer data, such as documents, media and software.
128 GB phone128 GBPhone storage is the digital memory in a mobile phone used to keep apps, photos, videos and other files.
512 GB drive512 GBLaptop storage is the internal memory where a laptop saves its files, applications and operating system data.
A petabyte archive1 PBA petabyte archive is a digital storage system designed to retain very large collections of data for long-term access.
A zettabyte of data1 ZBA zettabyte of data is a term used to describe an immense quantity of digital information, often in the context of global data generation or storage.An exabyte archive1 EBAn exabyte archive is a digital storage system capable of holding extremely large datasets, often used by major organisations or data centres.ASCII character1 BAn ASCII character is a letter, digit, punctuation mark or control code encoded using the American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Autonomous vehicle sensor data per hour4 TBThe total uncompressed digital information generated by all sensors on a self-driving vehicle in one hour, including cameras, lidar and radar.Bitcoin block header80 BA Bitcoin block header is a fixed-format data structure containing summary information about a block in the Bitcoin blockchain.Commercial aircraft flight-data recording per flight100 GBThe digital information collected from a commercial aircraft’s systems and sensors throughout a single flight for monitoring and analysis.Common Crawl June 2025 WARC snapshot91 TBThe Common Crawl monthly web snapshot is a large, publicly available collection of web pages and related data gathered by automated crawlers each month.Compressed photo3 MBA compressed photo is a digital image file that has been processed to reduce the amount of data needed to store or transmit it.Compressed song8.4 MBA digital audio recording of a song compressed at a constant bitrate for efficient storage.DNA storage theoretical capacity per gram215 PBDNA storage theoretical capacity per gram is the maximum amount of digital information that can be encoded in one gram of DNA under ideal conditions.Ed25519 digital signature64 BAn Ed25519 digital signature is a cryptographic value used to verify the authenticity and integrity of digital messages or documents.Ethernet MAC address6 BAn Ethernet MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on physical networks.Four-bit hexadecimal digit0.5 BA four-bit hexadecimal digit is a data unit capable of representing any value from 0 to 15, commonly used in digital systems.GPS navigation message subframe37.5 BA GPS navigation message subframe is a segment of digital data transmitted by GPS satellites to provide positioning and timing information to receivers.Hubble Space Telescope science image200 MBA Hubble Space Telescope science image is a processed digital file created from astronomical observations made by the Hubble telescope.IPv4 address4 BAn IPv4 address is a numerical label used to identify a device on a computer network that uses Internet Protocol version 4 for communication.IPv6 address16 BAn IPv6 address is a numerical label used to identify devices on a computer network using the Internet Protocol version 6.James Webb Space Telescope raw exposure100 MBA James Webb Space Telescope raw exposure is the unprocessed digital data captured by one of the telescope's detectors during an observation.Maximum standard Ethernet frame1.518 kBThe maximum standard Ethernet frame is the largest unit of data that can be transmitted in a single, untagged Ethernet packet, excluding certain protocol overheads.
Novel as plain text1 MBThe plain digital text of a book stored as an unformatted file, without images or layout.One hour of video3.6 GBA one-hour digital video recording with sound, encoded at a specified bitrate.OpenStreetMap planet file88 GBThe OpenStreetMap planet file is a digital file containing all global geographic data contributed to OpenStreetMap as of a specific date.RAW photo30 MBAn unprocessed digital image file captured directly from a camera sensor, preserving original detail.SHA-256 digest32 BA SHA-256 digest is a unique digital fingerprint generated from input data using the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.Single binary flag0.125 BA single binary flag is a data unit that can represent one of two possible states, such as true or false.Single-cell RNA sequencing dataset100 GBA single-cell RNA sequencing dataset is a digital collection of gene expression data measured from individual cells using sequencing technology.
Text page3 kBA digital file containing one page of plain text characters without formatting or embedded fonts.Universally unique identifier16 BA universally unique identifier is a standardised alphanumeric code used to distinguish information or objects in computer systems.Web browser cookie capacity4.096 kBWeb browser cookie capacity is the minimum amount of data a browser must reliably store for each HTTP cookie, including its name, value and attributes.