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Definition of
megabyte noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
megabyte
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt
/
/
(
abbreviation
MB
)
(
informal
)
(
abbreviation
meg
)
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a unit of computer memory, equal to 2
2
⁰ (or about 1 million)
bytes
a 512-megabyte flash drive
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megabyte
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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