megabyte

/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/noun

A unit of digital information equal to a million bytes, or one thousand kilobytes.

Example sentences

“The photo takes up about three megabytes on my phone.”
“The app is only fifty megabytes, so it downloads quickly.”

Abbreviated MB with a capital B; a lowercase b means megabits, a unit eight times smaller.

Related words

processorA machine or person that handles or transforms something, such as the chip that runs a computer or an appliance that chops food.firewallA program that watches data flowing into and out of a computer or network and blocks anything that appears dangerous.interfaceThe place or means where two systems meet and interact with each other.streamingSending or playing audio or video over the internet as it arrives, without saving it first.usernameThe name or set of characters that identifies a person on a computer system or website.shortcutA key or group of keys you press together to give a computer a command quickly.