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megabyte
- /ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/
noun megabytes
- One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes. 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.
- A mebibyte. One megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes. One megahertz, however is a million Hertz.
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noun about a million bytes
| Español | megabyte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메가바이트 megabaiteu |
| 日本語 | メガバイト megabaito |
| 中文 | 兆字節 /兆字节 zhàozìjié, MG |
| Kiswahili | megabaiti |
| Português | megabyte |
| Français | mégaoctet, mégabyte |
| Deutsch | Megabyte |
| Ελληνικά | μεγκαμπάιτ megkampáit, μεγαδυφιοσυλλαβή megadyfiosyllaví |
| Română | megabyte, megaoctet |
| Русский | мегаба́йт megabájt |
| العربية | مِيغَابَايْت miḡabayt |
| עברית | מגה־בית |
Talk about this word "megabyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/megabyte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. megabyte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/megabyte "megabyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/megabyte.Cite this
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