mega-
- Prefix. (context, originally) Very large, great. Denoting a size larger than usual.
- Prefix. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M, computing abbreviation: Mi.
- Prefix. (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary round number closest to a million).
- Prefix. (context, computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 × 103 (= 1024,000, the binary round number closest to thousand).
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