Megabit

Origin

- + bit

Full definition of megabit

Noun

1. (computing) 10⁶ = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes)
• 1965, IBM, Field Engineering Theory of Operation 2311 Disk Storage Drive, page 3-27When reading clock pulses only, the signal frequency is 625 kHz. The bit rate, however, is twice the signal frequency, or 1.25 megabits/sec.
2. (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)