"megacharacter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megacharacters [plural]
Etymology: From mega- + character. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mega-|character}} mega- + character Head templates: {{en-noun}} megacharacter (plural megacharacters)
  1. (computing, rare) One million characters. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-megacharacter-en-noun-F2whyc2G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 63 37 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (roleplaying games) A character who has reached a high level and become extremely powerful. Categories (topical): Role-playing games
    Sense id: en-megacharacter-en-noun-AQegQe72

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