mega-

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1. Large: megadose.
2. Surpassing other examples of its kind; extraordinary: megahit.
3. One million (10⁶): megahertz.
4. 1,048,576 (2²⁰): megabyte.

[Greek, from megas, great.]

Metric prefix denoting multiplication by 106 or 1,000,000. In measuring the capacity of computer disks and RAM, equivalent to X220 or 1,048,576.

[SI] See quantifiers.

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[Etymology: Gk: ‘great’] Symbol M-. (Metric) The 10⁶ multiplier, e.g. 1 megajoule = 1 MJ = 10⁶ J; contractable to meg- before a vowel, e.g. 1 megohm = 1 MΩ = 10⁶ Ω.

informatics Sometimes 1 048 576 = 2²⁰, but see mebi- then kibi-.

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Dansk (Danish)
pref. - (forstav.) vældig stor, kæmpestor

Français (French)
pref. - (préf) méga- (dans les composés) signifiant très/extrêmement, million

Deutsch (German)
pref. - mega-, Mega...

Ελληνική (Greek)
pref. - μεγα-

Español (Spanish)
pref. - mega

Svenska (Swedish)
pref. - mega-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大, 百万倍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pref. - 大, 百萬倍

한국어 (Korean)
pref. - 매우 큰

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(بادئه الكلم- ه) مليار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pref. - ‮גדול, פי מיליון‬

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mega	Mega Msm
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