Mebibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Mebibyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 MiB = 1.048576e+6 bit.
Mebibyte facts
- Unit name
- Mebibyte
- Symbol
- MiB
- Category
- Data Storage
- Measurement system
- Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 MiB = 1.048576e+6 bit
- Common uses
- Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer
Definition of the mebibyte
Mebibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 MiB = 1.048576e+6 bit
History of the mebibyte
Mebibyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Where is the mebibyte used?
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer