bandwidth
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bandwidth (countable and uncountable, plural bandwidths)
- The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
- 2010 October 30, Jim Giles, “Jammed!”, in New Scientist:
- But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.
- (of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
- (networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Communications: Administration Codex entry:
- While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priority tiers.
- (informal) The capacity, energy or time required.[1]
- I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
- 2024 January 24, Dyan Perry talks to Nick Brodrick, “The industry has given me so much”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 44:
- Yet... rather than exploiting opportunities to their fullest, Perry uses with conviction the word "frustrated" to describe a typical approach to government with ideas: "You'll get the response 'we don't have the bandwidth to deal with that'."
Derived terms
Translations
width of a frequency band
|
width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit
|
measure of data flow rate in digital networks
|
See also
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
