Definition of megabytes Megabytes

/mɛˈgʌbajˌts/ - [megubayts] -

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What does megabytes mean?

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  • megabytes (Noun)
    Plural of megabyte.

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Noun

Plural: megabytes

megabyte - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
  mebibyte, M, MB, MiB
  gibibyte, gib, gigabyte, gb, g a castrated tomcat
  computer memory unit a unit for measuring computer memory
megabyte - a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
  M, MB
  gigabyte, gb, g a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
  computer memory unit a unit for measuring computer memory
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  • megabyte (Noun)
    One million bytes. SI Symbol: MB.
  • megabyte (Noun)
    1,048,576 bytes; a mebibyte. Frequently abbreviated MB.

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  • megabyte
    One million bytes.

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  • A megabyte is a large number used when talking about hard drives or computer memory. One megabyte is 1 million bytes.

    Until December 1998, when the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) first defined a mebibyte as 220, or 1,048,576 bytes, "megabyte" also meant either 1,048,576 bytes, or 1,024 kilobytes, or 1024² bytes. Casual computer users still often use megabyte to mean one of these numbers.

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