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prefix or, before a vowel, meg-
- 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.
- (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576). (Note: Because this meaning is in conflict with the meaning used with other units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed.) SI proposed abbreviation: Mi, computing abbreviation: M. US only - not widely used.
- (computing - marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210
- 103 (= 1024,000).
- (also megalo- or, before a vowel, megal-) Very large.
- (informal; also written separately as an adjective; see mega) Very large or great.
Translations: - Dutch: mega-
- French: méga-
- Italian: mega-
- Spanish: mega-
Etymology: From megas, big
Derived Terms: (top3)
- megabar
- megabase
- megabit
- megabucks
- megabyte - also used for an ice cream product (registered trademark? spelling?)
- megacephalous
- Megacheiroptera
- megacity
- megacurie
- megacycle
- megadeath
- megadose
- megadyne
- megafarad
- megafauna
- megaflora
(mid3)
- megaflop
- megafog
- megagauss
- megagram, megagramme
- megaherbivore
- megahertz
- megajoule
- megalith
- megalitre, megaliter
- megametre, megameter
- meganewton
- megaparsec
- megapixel
- megapode
- megarad
- megascope
- megaspore
(mid3)
- megasporophyll
- megastar
- megastore
- megastructure
- megatechnology
- Megatherium
- megaton
- megavertebrate
- megavitamin
- megavolt
- megawatt
- mega-wide
- megaword, first used by w:Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune game show.
- mega world
- megohm
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