The story
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The IEC prefix meaning 2¹⁰⁰ = 1,024¹⁰ = 1,267,650,600,228,229,401,496,703,205,376. Compare quetta-, meaning 10³⁰ = 1,000¹⁰ = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, a nonillion. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.