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bit rate

British  

noun

  1. computing the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A lower bit rate means lower power consumption, which should translate to longer battery life.

From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2022

Mastered for iTunes was never about bit rate or high-resolution audio; Apple has continued to stick with the lossy AAC format as streaming competitors like Tidal have put an emphasis on lossless audio.

From The Verge • Aug. 7, 2019

But the bit rate of the Chinese experiment was too low for practical communications: the researchers detected only one entangled pair out of six million.

From Scientific American • May 25, 2018

The iTunes downloads are 256kbps, so it’s a decent bet that iTunes Radio streams are at a similar if not an identical bit rate.

From Forbes • Sep. 24, 2013

For this set, the original recordings have been compressed at a bit rate of 320 kbps.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013

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