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Meaning of MEGABYTE

Pronunciation:  'megu`bIt

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 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.

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