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megabyte Definition

mega·byte (-bīt′)

noun

  1. a unit of storage capacity in a computer system, equal to 1,048,576 (2) bytes
  2. loosely one million bytes

Etymology: mega- + byte

Megabyte (MB) Hacker Definition
Equal to 1024 KB or 1020 bytes.

See Also: Bit and Bit Challenge; Byte; Kilobyte.

megabyte Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • exceed: Each image must not exceed 2 megabytes in size.
  • store: The Iomega Hip Zip uses little floppy disks, about an inch and a half square, and can store 40 megabytes of data.
  • require: The present limits of memory chip technology impose an unacceptable package count to give the hundreds of Megabytes required.
  • have: Had eight megabytes is not the center psychological problems due.

Adjective modifier

  • several: Most programs used on your computer take up several megabytes of space on your hard drive.
  • few: They started as large disks up to 20 inches in diameter holding just a few megabytes.
  • many: Also, scanning many megabytes of data looking for the right bits is not a job I'd wish on my mortal enemy.
  • first: This call is useful for obtaining the address of memory which is allocated and mapped into the first megabyte with the standard EMS calls.

Modifies a noun

  • download: If you do not have a data bundle you could be charged around £ 3 per megabyte download.
  • memory: I have an RM 486 PC with a 16 megabyte memory.
  • file: For example, a 100 megabyte file cannot really fit into a field in a table.

Preposition: in

  • size: Each image must not exceed 2 megabytes in size.

Preposition: of

  • ram: You can even use Linux with 16 megabytes of RAM on these modern distributions.
  • memory: Random Access Memory You will need a minimum of 256 megabytes of memory.
  • space: Anything less than 80 megabytes of swap space is likely to cause random crashes.
  • storage: For example, the output file created in the MFold example session requires approximately 0.35 megabytes of disk storage.
  • datum: Also, scanning many megabytes of data looking for the right bits is not a job I'd wish on my mortal enemy.
  • file: The CD-ROM contains more than 600 megabytes of files.

Preposition: per

  • minute: WAV files are huge, occupying about twelve megabytes per minute of playing time.
  • month: Transfers exceeding 256 megabytes per month will attract an additional charge per month over and above any other charges 6.2.