Homonym: Tera (Prefix)
Tera is a unit of measurement in the metric system, commonly used to quantify digital information. It represents one trillion bytes, or 1,000 gigabytes. The prefix "tera" comes from the Greek word for "monster," indicating its large scale compared to smaller units like megabyte and gigabyte.
In computing, terabyte is often used to describe the storage capacity of hard drives and solid-state drives. As data storage needs grow, tera has become a standard term for measuring large amounts of data, making it essential in fields like cloud computing and data analysis.