bandwidth
ˈbændˌwɪdθ
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Noun

1.
figurativeUSability to handle multiple tasks or amounts of informationUS
  • I don't have the bandwidth to manage another project right now..
capability capacity throughput
2.
technologyTECH.rate of data flow in digital networksTECH.
  • The internet connection has a high bandwidth.
bit rate data rate
3.
frequency rangeTECH.range of frequencies in a frequency bandTECH.
  • The radio station operates on a specific bandwidth.
data rate
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Expressions with bandwidth

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capable of handling many tasks simultaneously
She is known for her high bandwidth in managing projects.
maximum amount of digital data a network can carry each second
The video kept buffering because the home network bandwidth was too low.
process of dividing available data capacity among different users or services
Network managers adjusted bandwidth allocation during peak hours.

Origin of bandwidth

English, band (a strip) + width (breadth)

Terms with bandwidth included in their meaning

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network
temporary reduction of bandwidth to minimize congestion
data limit
limiting the amount of data or bandwidth
BWabbr.
abr: Bandwidth
amount of data sent in a network
technology
process that makes computer files smaller to save storage space or bandwidth
HDCPacr.
acr: High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
protects digital content from being copied
communication
describing systems with smaller bandwidth than wideband
telecommunications
communication channel with small bandwidth
signal processing
twice the bandwidth of a bandlimited function

Examples of bandwidth in a sentence

  • With limited bandwidth, he struggled to keep up with the demands.
  • Streaming videos requires significant bandwidth.
  • The server's bandwidth was quickly exhausted.
  • The device requires a certain bandwidth to function properly.
  • Television channels are allocated specific bandwidths.

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  1. French:bande passante, débit, ...
  2. German:Bandbreite, Datenübertragungsrate, ...
  3. Italian:capacità, banda di frequenza, ...
  4. Spanish:capacidad, banda de frecuencias, ...
  5. Portuguese:capacidade, largura de banda, ...
  6. Chinese:带宽, 数据传输率, ...
  7. Japanese:余裕, 帯域幅, ...
  8. Arabic:قُدْرَة اِسْتِيعَابِيَّة, عَرْض النِّطاق, ...
  9. Hebrew:רֹחַב פַּס, רוֹחַב פַּס, ...
  10. Russian:способность, ширина канала, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ширина смуги, смуга частот, ...
  12. Hindi:क्षमता, बैंडविड्थ, ...
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