bandwidth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbændwɪdθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(band′width′, -with′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
band•width  (band′width′, -with′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Telecommunicationsthe smallest range of frequencies constituting a band, within which a particular signal can be transmitted without distortion.
  2. Computingthe transmission capacity of an electronic communications device.
  • band2 + width 1925–30

bandwidth +n. 
  1. Telecommunicationsthe transmission capacity of an electronic communications device.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bandwidth / ˈbændˌwɪdθ/
  1. the range of frequencies within a given waveband used for a particular transmission
  2. resources that allow one to negotiate a particular situation
'bandwidth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
HDCP - broadband - single sideband transmission

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