Megabyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megabyte is a noun meaning (computing, formal) One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.
Meaning
(computing, formal) One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.
More Meanings
- (computing, informal) A mebibyte.
Example Sentences
Defaults to 2 megabytes (2,097,152 bytes).
One megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes. One megahertz, however is a million Hertz.
By default, each log file [...] is exactly 5 megabytes (5,242,880 bytes) in size.
This 70-megabyte [69,889,536 bytes] data module contains fixed heads in addition to the normal access heads.
Word Forms
- megabytes
Synonyms for megabyte
Depending on context, synonyms include MB.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mb, kilobyte, kbyte, kibibyte, kilobit, byte.
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