NYT Dictionary

MEGABYTE

/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/
NounMEGUH-beyetGrade 8

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025

Meaning

One million (10⁶, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-West Germanic *bītan Old English bītan Middle English biten English bite English byte English megabyte From mega- + byte.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

MB㎆mmbmebibytemib

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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