15 megabytes of fame

English

Alternative forms

• fifteen megabytes of fame

Etymology

From 15 minutes of fame.

Noun

1. A modest amount of fame achieved in the world of computing, as by inclusion on a popular video or audio clip available on the Internet.
   • 1995, The New Yorker:

     Culture is your friend who likes to draw […] . / The web is an opportunity to make good our fifteen megabytes of fame. / The more widespread and grassroots the Internet, the more difficult it will be to dominate and control it.