megabyte

/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/

megabyte

English Noun
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Definition

One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.

Etymology

From mega- + byte.

Example Sentences

  • "The IBM 2301 Drum Storage (Figure 20) provides random access storage of approximately 4 million bytes at a data rate of 1.2 megabytes per second."
  • "This 70-megabyte [69,889,536 bytes] data module contains fixed heads in addition to the normal access heads."
  • "AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in Redmond, Washington, is currently offering $1 per megabyte as its cheapest rate for General Packet Radio Service wireless service, which can provide 20K to 40K bit/sec. throughput. But that price is only if a subscriber buys the most megabytes per month now being offered: 200MB of data for $199 a month."
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