baud
2
8.9
- noun
- /bɔd/
- Specialized
:
baud
- When setting up the network, I made sure the connection was configured for 9600 baud to ensure optimal performance.
- baud modem
Examples
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Also, should I be changing the port settings baud rate on the Windows virtual COM port when programming the chip?
Blog text (28) -
The main questions you need to ask involve the monitor (dot-pitch?), sound card (SB-16?), and the modem (baud rate?).
Blog text (11) -
I finally set the baud rate slow and managed to program the device; it took a few minutes.
Blog text (28) -
Change the baud rate at which it reports.
Blog text (1) -
I can't keep up with this! Your baud rate was a little low, so I increased it to get as much data as possible.
Fiction book (1994) -
I have an awesome 1200 baud modem I'd like to sell you.
Blog text (19) -
Set the baud rate to 9600 by writing dots 3-5 for the digit 9.
Academic text (2000) -
The university students and the high school students were then connected through Pioneer's electronic bulletin board and 2400 baud modem.
Academic text (1995) -
I remember my first modem; it was 2400 baud. I had a friend with a 4800 baud modem of whom I was jealous.
Blog text (8) -
A dial-in TCP/IP connection requires a high-speed modem (14.4K baud or higher) and involves complex software configuration at both ends of the phone line.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
1
5.0
The number of signal changes sent each second in a data connection
Compounds
How Fast
- Specialized
37
4.3
- Specialized
9
6.7
- Specialized
2
3.4
- Specialized
1
4.1
- Specialized
2
8.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baud is named after the French engineer Baudot, who made an early code to send messages by wire, so his name became a unit for 'signal changes' per second. So a baud measures how many 'signal changes' happen each second, which is why it tells us how fast data is sent.