Editing Megabyte (section)

=== Base 10 ===
: 1 MB = {{gaps|1|000|000}} bytes (= 1000<sup>2</sup> B = 10<sup>6</sup> B) is the definition following the rules of the [[International System of Units]] (SI), and the [[International Electrotechnical Commission]] (IEC).<ref name="NIST"/> This definition is used in [[computer network]]ing contexts and most [[storage media]], particularly [[hard drive]]s, [[Flash memory|flash]]-based storage,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080513155718/http://apac.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1349)-SanDisk_Extreme_Ducati_Edition_USB_Flash_Drive.aspx SanDisk USB Flash Drive] "Note: 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes."</ref> and [[DVD]]s, and is also consistent with the other uses of the [[SI prefix]] in computing, such as [[Megahertz#Megahertz in computing|CPU clock speeds]] or [[FLOPS|measures of performance]]. The [[Mac OS X]] 10.6 file manager is a notable example of this usage in software. Since [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Snow Leopard]], file sizes are reported in decimal units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419 |title=How Mac OS X reports drive capacity |publisher=Apple Inc |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-10-16}}</ref>
In this convention, one thousand megabytes (1000&nbsp;MB) is equal to one gigabyte (1&nbsp;GB), where 1&nbsp;GB is one billion bytes.