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We want to get the 'r' in there somewhere, especially if we feel the need to distinguish between tebibytes (how much is that?) and terabytes.

So..."terbs"? "Tribs"?

I like "Terbs", although it would be unfortunate if the 'b' was mispronounced as a 'd'... 😛

"Tebibyte" is actually the base 2 number (2^40), whereas "terabyte" is base 10 (10^12) apparently:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebibyte
 
I rarely hear someone say someone say, "63 KB". They usually say, "63 K", regardless of the official abbreviation.
Agree, I think "K" is a much more common term than kilobyte -- both of which are rarely heard these days.

My guess would be "T" or Terra.
 
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