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broadband

broadband

45 2.8
A fast internet connection for homes and businesses
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɔːdbænd/
  • Texting
translation icon : banda ancha
  • We both think the Bush administration has done too little to promote broadband in the United States.
  • broadband access
  • broadband connection
  • broadband Internet

We need to be investing in full fibre broadband for everyone.

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Examples

  • After all, Americans are adopting broadband faster than they have adopted almost any other technology in history.

    Academic text (2005)
  • OK, let me get all the broadband here first.

  • And you know, we talk in the United States about broadband, fast Internet.

  • The UK still has relatively poor super fast broadband and far too many mobile not spots.

  • We invest in broadband and science education and science grants.

  • We need to be investing in full fibre broadband for everyone.

  • Everyone has broadband now we can do VoIP in our pockets with mobile phones.

  • Last year, the number of U.S. consumers and businesses adopting broadband jumped by 34 percent to about 38 million lines.

    Academic text (2005)
  • And SpaceX is deploying satellite broadband across the US next year, which might mean in the next five years or never.

  • Many households now rely on broadband for streaming movies and online gaming.

Synonyms

DSL
vsbroadband
  • Specialized
14 3.6

A way to get fast internet using a regular phone line

is a general high-speed service using wider frequency ranges and various technologies

How Fast

fiber-optic
  • Specialized
12 4.9
broadband
  • Texting
45 2.8
dial-up
  • Archaic
4 3.8

Surface Forms

broadband singular
broadbands plural

Morphology

broadband = broad + band (semi-transparent) = broad + band

As a noun meaning a high-speed internet connection, 'broadband' is formed from 'broad' + 'band' but the technical interpretation (wide frequency range enabling high data rates) requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Broadband combines broad 'wide' and band 'range' or 'strip', like a wristband, to mean a 'wide band' of frequencies. That's why a broadband connection is a fast internet service that uses a wide range of frequencies to send lots of data at the same time.