- a unit of storage capacity in a computer system, equal to 1,048,576 (2) bits
- loosely one million bits
Origin of megabit
mega- + bitmegabit
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megabit
noun
Abbr. Mb Computers- One million bits.
- 1,048,576 (220) bits.
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- One million bits.
- 1,048,576 (that is, 220) bits.
See Note at megabyte
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megabit - Computer Definition
One million bits. Also Mb, Mbit and M-bit. See mega, space/time and never say.
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