meg|a|byte

meg|a|byte
meg|a|byte «MEHG uh BYT», noun.
a unit of computer information storage capacity that equals 1,048,576 bytes; approximately 1 million bytes: »

Edinburgh University, according to Computing magazine, has requested permission from the Universities Computer Board to install 1,600 megabytes of Telex disc memory (London Times).


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