MEGABYTE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'megu`bIt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes

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	Synonyms:	MB

	See Also:	computer memory unit, GB, gigabyte, K, KB, kilobyte

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	(MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. The text of a six hundred page paperback book would require about a megabyte of ASCII storage. See prefix.