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Broadband : adj
1: of or relating to or being a communications network in which
the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple
simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
2: responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a
broadband antenna" [syn: wideband]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Broadband :
A class of communication channel capable of
supporting a wide range of frequencies, typically from audio
up to video frequencies. A broadband channel can carry
multiple signals by dividing the total capacity into multiple,
independent bandwidth channels, where each channel operates
only on a specific range of frequencies.
The term has come to be used for any kind of Internet
connection with a download speed of more than 56 kbaud,
usually some kind of Digital Subscriber Line, e.g. ADSL.
See also baseband, narrowband.
(2003-10-15)
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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