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Mb

Mb

2 3.8
A measure of information equal to one million bits
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Mb
  • The file size is 500 Mb, which is too large to send via email.
  • 64 Mb
  • 16 Mb
  • Mb NAND flash

Examples

  • You can upgrade to a maximum of 20 MB RAM.

    Academic text (1993)

  • 40 mb internal tape drive back-up, 40 mb hard drive?

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

  • BT, meanwhile, has increased its speeds on its optical product from 40 Mb to 80 Mb.

    Blog text (26)

  • The reader should be careful to observe the difference between the notations Mb (megabit) and MB (megabyte).

    Academic text (1995)

  • My internet speed is measured at 10 Mb per second for downloads.

  • This hard drive can store up to 2,000 Mb of data, allowing for plenty of files.

Synonyms

megabit
vsMb
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A measure of digital data equal to one million bits that shows how fast data moves online

is the same unit but written as a short two letter symbol
Mbit
vsMb
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A unit of information equal to one million bits used to measure data speed

is the same unit but written as a short two letter symbol

How Big

terabit
  • Specialized
1 5.1
gigabit
  • Specialized
3 4.0
Mb
  • Specialized
2 3.8
kilobit
  • Specialized
1 4.8
bit
  • Specialized
106 4.4

Surface Forms

Mb singular
Mbs plural

Etymology

Mb is a short form of mega + bit, where mega means 'million' and bit means a tiny 'piece' of digital information. So one Mb is one million bits and we use Mb to talk about data speed or size; don't confuse it with MB ('megabyte'), which is larger.