megabit

See also: mégabit

English

Etymology

mega- +‎ bit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəbɪt/

Noun

megabit (plural megabits)

(computing) 10⁶ = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes).
- 1965, IBM, Field Engineering Theory of Operation 2311 Disk Storage Drive, page 3-27
  When reading clock pulses only, the signal frequency is 625 kHz. The bit rate, however, is twice the signal frequency, or 1.25 megabits/sec.
(computing) 2²⁰ = 1,048,576 bits; a mebibit.

Synonyms

(10⁶ bits): Mb
(2²⁰ bits): Mib

Coordinate terms

bit, kilobit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit

Related terms

megabyte (MB)

See also

Mbps

Italian

Etymology

mega- +‎ bit

Noun

megabit m (invariable)

(computing) megabit

Spanish

Noun

megabit m (plural megabits)

megabit

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