What does "megabit" mean?

One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bits or 1,000 kilobits. Equals 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes).

What is a synonym for "megabit"?

Common synonyms include: mbit, bit, mb, mb, mbps, mib.

//ˈmɛɡəbɪt// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bits or 1,000 kilobits. Equals 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes).
"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."
2
a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits wordnet
3
a mebibit.
4
one megabit per second informal

"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."

From mega- + bit.

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