Combining forms signifying: (a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm
Prefix conventionally meaning "thousand", in computers sometimes a megabyte can refer to either to 1,024 kilobytes or exactly one million bytes Marketers usually use the 'incorrect' value of one million bytes because it inflates the total by about 5% (molly)
emphasis Young people sometimes use mega in front of nouns in order to emphasize that the thing they are talking about is very good, very large, or very impressive. the mega superstar Madonna. very big and impressive or enjoyable
A unit prefix that indicates that the associated number should be multiplied by 1 * 10 ^ 6 (1,000,000) See the Prefixes topic in the math appendix for more information
From the Greek word for "million " In the computer world, "mega" can mean exactly one million (in communications speeds, 10 mbps means 10,000,000 bits per second) or it can mean just over a million (a megabyte is actually 1,024x1,024 bytes (see under "K") or 1,048,576 bytes and a 40 megabyte hard disk actually holds 41,943,040 bytes
The MEGA is close to the largest shared hosting package offered by Virtualis This package is good for medium-sized businesses, or those who need more space and options than the smaller packages offer See Also: SHARED SERVER
A stage in a Digimon's life after Ultimate Very few Digimon come this far and their powers are usually immense
emphasis Young people sometimes use mega in front of adjectives or adverbs in order to emphasize them. He has become mega rich = really
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
emphasis Mega- combines with nouns and adjectives in order to emphasize the size, quality, or importance of something. Now he can begin to earn the sort of mega-bucks he has always dreamed about
Mega- is added to nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to units that are a million times bigger. a 100 megaton explosion. a two thousand megawatt surge in electricity