megabit

See also: mégabit

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ bit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəbɪt/

Noun

megabit (plural megabits)

1. (computing) 10⁶ = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes)
   • 1965, IBM, Field Engineering Theory of Operation 2311 Disk Storage Drive, page 3-27

     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.

   Synonym: Mb

2. (computing) 2²⁰ = 1,048,576 bits; a mebibit

   Synonym: Mib

Coordinate terms

• bit, kilobit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit

Related terms

• megabyte (MB)

See also

• Mbps

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Italian

Etymology

From mega- +‎ bit.

Noun

megabit m (uncountable)

1. (computing) megabit

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English megabit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɡaˈbit͡ʃ(i)/, /ˌmɛɡaˈbit(i)/

Noun

megabit m (invariable)

1. (computing) megabit (one million bits)

Synonyms

• Abbreviations: Mbit, Mb

Coordinate terms

• Multiples of the bit: kilobit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit, zettabit, yottabit

Related terms

• mebibit
• megabyte

 

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɡaˈbit/ [me.ɣ̞aˈβ̞it̪]

Noun

megabit m (plural megabits)

1. megabit