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Broadband

A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

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📖 Definitions of "Broadband"

noun

1
A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
2
An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.

adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

🔄 Synonyms of "Broadband"

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Word	Definition
widebandnoun	(often attributive) A communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Broadband"

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Word	Definition
widebandnoun	(often attributive) A communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband.
basebandnoun	(telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
bandwidthnoun	(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
bunchnoun	A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
broadnoun	Wide in extent or scope.
bandnoun	A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
high-speed	That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
wireless internetnoun	(Internet, mobile telephony) A type of internet service that uses the same technology that connects cell phones.
high-speed internet	—
cable internetnoun	Internet connectivity received through coaxial cables, usually via the same medium as cable television.
dslnoun	(electronics) Initialism of digital subscriber line. [A family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. Often, this notion is used for the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most commonly installed technical variety of DSL.]
satellite internet	—
mobile broadband	—
wi-finoun	(networking, uncountable) Wireless networking using one of these standards.
ltenoun	(communication, mobile telephony) Initialism of Long Term Evolution, a telephone and mobile broadband communication standard.
5g	(mobile telephony) Abbreviation of 5th generation, a mobile network communication standard.
4g	(mobile telephony) Abbreviation of 4th generation, a cellular phone communication standard.
broadlinenoun	(business) Selling a wide range of groceries.
radioelectric	Of or pertaining to the transmission of power via electromagnetic waves