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megabit

/ˈmɛɡ.ə.bɪt/
meg · a · bit
Plural:megabits
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megabit Lexical Profile

megabit Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A unit of digital information equal to one million bits (or, in binary contexts, 1,048,576 bits), commonly used to measure data transmission speeds in telecommunications and computer networks.

Example

"The internet service provider upgraded our home connection to one hundred megabits per second."

Word Nuance & Usage

Do not confuse a megabit (abbreviated Mb), which equals one million bits and is commonly used to measure network transfer speeds, with a megabyte (abbreviated MB), which equals eight million bits and is used to measure file sizes and storage capacity.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Megabit. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/megabit
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