Bandwidth

Quick meaning: Bandwidth is a noun meaning The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

Meaning

The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

More Meanings

1. (of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
2. (networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
3. (informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
4. (graph theory) The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.

Example Sentences

I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.

But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.

Kiriyenko's personal bandwidth to do so is likely limited, however, as he also oversees many of the Kremlin's internal machinations, including the veteran-focused "Time of Heroes" program.

Yet... rather than exploiting opportunities to their fullest, Perry uses with conviction the word "frustrated" to describe a typical approach to government with ideas: "You'll get the response 'we don't have the bandwidth to deal with that'."

Word Forms

• bandwidths

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include broadband, narrowband, wideband, throttling, gauge, velocity.

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