Yobibit
The yobibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier yobi (symbol Yi), a binary prefix meaning 280. The unit symbol of the yobibit is Yibit.[1][2]
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1 yobibit = 280 bits = 1208925819614629174706176bits = 1024 zebibits.[3]
The prefixes zebi and yobi were originally not part of the system of binary prefixes, but were added by the International Electrotechnical Commission in August 2006.[4]
References
- International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
- A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples". Metrologia. 37 (81): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12.
- Bruce Barrow (January 1997). "Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes". physics.nist.gov.
- "IEC - IEC in action | News releases > nr2005 - Here come zebi and yobi". Archived from the original on September 12, 2009.
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