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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

It’s a reminder that everything in the chain — from how music was mastered and encoded to the earbud hardware itself — matters just as much as sheer bit rate.

From The Verge Jun. 8, 2021

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

And unlike competitors, Apple appears to be offering the same bit rate for both free and paid accounts.

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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