bandwidth
/ˈbændwitθ/ noun [C, usually singular] COMMUNICATIONSDefinition
› the amount of information that can be sent between computers, over a phone line, using radio signals, etc. in a particular amount of time: As prices for telecommunications services fall, demand for high bandwidth services is increasing.
› the range of frequencies (= numbers of waves produced in a particular amount of time) used to send information over a distance using phone lines or radio signals: Text messages require less bandwidth than phone calls.
→ See also channel capacity(Definition of bandwidth noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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