Definition of BANDWIDTH (Meaning of BANDWIDTH), a 9 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'band`width


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel

BANDWIDTH is a 9 letter word that starts with B.
	See Also:	information measure

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies of a transmission channel (the width of its allocated band of frequencies). The term is often used erroneously to mean data rate or capacity - the amount of data that is, or can be, sent through a given communications circuit per second. [jargon file]