1. a unit of computer memory or data equal to 1,048,576 bits
Usage: computing
2. a unit of data transfer rate equal to one million bits per second
Usage: telecommunications

Examples

• The file size was 50 megabits.
• Our internet connection speed is 100 megabits per second.
• The router can handle up to 300 megabits of data transfer.
• Each megabit contains over one million individual bits of information.
• The streaming service requires at least 25 megabits for 4K video.
• Network engineers measured the bandwidth in megabits per second.