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Multiple of the unit byte

The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. Its recommended unit symbol is MB. The unit prefix mega is a multiplier of 1000000 (106) in the International System of Units (SI). Therefore, one megabyte is one million bytes of information. This definition has been incorporated into the International System of Quantities. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: MegabyteA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Odesskoe khudozhestvenno-teatralʹnoe uchilishche im. M.B. GrekovaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: A 2.5 V CMOS delay-locked loop for 18 Mbit, 500 megabyte/s DRAMCited 146 times
  4. Go sideways: Binary prefixA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: GigabyteA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun One million (10, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.

Noun A mebibyte.

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