bandwidth

1. (countable, uncountable) The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
2. (countable, uncountable) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) The capacity, energy or time required.
5. (countable, uncountable) The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbændwɪdθ/

Etymology

From band + width.

Synonyms

band width

band

lane

range

spectrum

traffic lane

frequency bandwidth

B

🅱️

BW

spectral width

bw

strip width

tape span

b

🅱️

broadness of band

Sentences

The bandwidth demands proved more than Mac . Com could handle .