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MB
(unit)(Or "Mb") megabytes or megabits. When referring to
the size or data transfer rate of a storage device which is
accessed in multiples of eight bits (e.g. RAM, hard disk)
this almost certainly means megabytes, but when referring to
the data transfer rate of a communications system it probably
means megabits. Some years ago, it is claimed, "MB" always
meant megabytes and "Mb" meant megabits but recently this
useful distinction has been lost.
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MB
(1) (MB) (MegaByte) One million bytes (1,000,000 bytes or 1,048,576 bytes). See mega and space/time.(2) (MB) (MotherBoard) On references to basic hardware components, MB often means motherboard or mainboard.
(3) (Mb) (MegaBit) One million bits (1,000,000 bits or 1,048,576 bits). In communications, mega typically refers to 1,000,000. In storage, mega typically refers to 1,048,576. Lower case "b" for bit and "B" for byte are not always followed and often misprinted. Thus, Mb may refer to megabyte. See mega and space/time.
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| A Whopping Hundred Megabytes! |
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| Back in the 1970s, all 11 of these 14" platters held a total of 100 megabytes. Today, that much platter space would hold more than two million times as much. (Image courtesy of The Computer History Museum, www.computerhistory.org) |
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