Mega

Updated: 12/10/2023 by Computer Hope

Mega may refer to any of the following:

Metric prefixes including mega

1. Abbreviated as M, Mega- is a prefix for 106 or 1,000,000 (million). A good example of where this prefix is used with computers is with a megabyte (MB).

What is smaller than a mega?

With SI prefixes, kilo is smaller than mega.

What is larger than a mega?

With SI prefixes, giga is larger than mega.

What is mega's decimal equivalent?

A micro (µ) is the prefix used for 10-6.

2. Mega is a cloud storage and backup service started by Kim Dotcom on January 19, 2013, that offers end-to-end encryption. A free account with Mega can be created to get 15 GB of free storage with the ability to store up to 8 TB for a paid account.

M, Measurements, Mebi, Megabyte, SI