English Online Dictionary. What means broadband? What does broadband mean?
English
Etymology
From broad + band.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɔdbænd/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑdbænd/
- Rhymes: -ɔːdbænd
- Hyphenation: broad‧band
Noun
broadband (usually uncountable, plural broadbands)
- (telecommunications) A wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.
- (Internet) An Internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or a cable modem.
Derived terms
- voice over broadband
Translations
Adjective
broadband (not comparable)
- (telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
Derived terms
Related terms
- band
- baseband
- hyperband
- narrowband
- ultrabroadband
- ultrawideband
- wideband
See also
- bandwidth
- cable modem
- DSL
- ADSL