1. plural of megabit; units of digital information equal to one million bits each
Usage: computing; telecommunications

Examples

• The internet connection speed was measured at 100 megabits per second.
• The file size was approximately 50 megabits.
• Our broadband package offers up to 500 megabits download speed.
• The video stream requires at least 25 megabits of bandwidth.
• The network can handle thousands of megabits of data transfer.
• Fiber optic cables can transmit gigabits, which equal 1,000 megabits.