megabit

noun

mega·​bit ˈme-gə-ˌbit How to pronounce megabit (audio)
: one million bits

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The space station communications system provides about 1 megabit per second of additional throughput for email, an Internet telephone, and video conferencing. ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025 Starlink’s standard home service offers 100 megabits per second download and 20 mbps upload speeds — the Federal Communications Commission’s baseline for modern internet speeds — which is typically enough to support some high-quality streaming across several devices and fast file downloads. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Internet speed terms to know Mbps: Mbps is megabits per second. David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Most of us are also familiar with using megabits per second (Mbps) to calculate speed. PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megabit

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megabit was in 1956

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“Megabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megabit. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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megabit

noun
mega·​bit ˈmeg-ə-ˌbit How to pronounce megabit (audio)
: one million bits
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