broadband

[ brawd-band ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.

broadband

/ ˈbrɔːdˌbænd /

a transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections See also baseband

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.

First recorded in 1900–05; broad + band ²

Think advanced unmanned vehicles, all-aspect, broadband stealth, and undersea warfare.

Neither did the technology to add broadband-active jamming to a stealth aircraft exist in 1995.

Last year, I also pledged to connect 99 percent of our students to high-speed broadband over the next four years.

At the urging of phone and cable lobbyists, the agency changed the way it treated broadband under the law.

Second: the fixed broadband providers could not discriminate against legal traffic.

Once I was close enough for secure broadband communications, I got ready to back up.

More broadband, and soon we will download the running athlete directly onto our monitors.

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