mebibit
/ˈmɛbɪbɪt/
noun
- A unit of digital information equal to 2^20 (1,048,576) bits, used in computing to measure data size.
- When measuring memory bandwidth, engineers often use mebibits per second.
- The file size was 10 mebibits, which is slightly more than 1 megabit.
- The network transfer rate was 100 mebibits per second, faster than a standard megabit connection.