broadband
[brawd-band]Telecommunications.
- of, relating to, or responsive to a continuous, wide range of frequencies.Compare sharp(def 23).
- relating to or denoting a type of high-speed data transmission in which the bandwidth is shared by more than one simultaneous signal: Broadband Internet technologies are superior to dial-up connections for streaming video.
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- broadband transmission.
- a broadband Internet connection.
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Origin of broadband
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The deal would allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to help build a broadband network for South Korea.
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Five years ago, broadband accessibility across the country was scarce.
broadband
- a transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connectionsSee also baseband
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broadband
In communications technology, the ability to send many signals over a single cable or other such communication medium. Broadband technology allows enormous amounts of data, such as that for movie videos, to be transferred over limited information infrastructure.
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