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bitrate

bitrate

2 4.2
The speed at which digital data is sent or processed in bits per second
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪtˌreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tasa de bits
  • Sure, they have manual control and a fast lens, but at 20 Mbps bitrate and poor frame rates, it's not as good as it could have been.
  • kbps bitrate
  • bitrate MP3
  • high bitrate

They're not spending on like the EQ or the codec or the the higher bitrate audio support, things like that.

Examples

  • I think it's just a matter of time before the bitrates go back up.

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  • I prefer good bitrate and reasonable frame rates over full manual control.

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  • However, at a higher bitrate, the situation is different.

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  • Cancel that; lower bitrate seems to work okay.

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  • You are then able to select a different bitrate and even resolution if you want to.

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  • It is made much worse by the low bitrate stream over Twitch's service.

  • However, not all frame rates or good bitrates were available originally in the Panasonic series.

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  • Besides, except for slow motion, I have no need for 60p; I need 24p and 30p at a good bitrate instead.

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  • 96 kHz and bitrates > 320 kbps have to come soon for the people that demand detail.

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  • When streaming music online, the bitrate determines how clear the sound quality will be.

Synonyms

rate
vsbitrate
∞ 2.1

The speed or amount at which something happens over time

is specifically about digital bit transfer rather than general measures
speed
vsbitrate
∞ 1.0

How fast someone or something moves

focuses on electronic data transfer rather than physical motion
data rate
vsbitrate
  • Specialized
2 3.4

The speed at which digital information moves through a connection, measured in bits per second

is the same measure but named for digital bit transmission
bit rate
vsbitrate
  • Specialized
1 4.1

The number of bits sent or processed each second in audio and video files

is broader applying to all digital data transfer not only media
bits per second
vsbitrate
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A unit that shows how many small pieces of information called bits are sent every second

measures the same speed but as a general transmission rate

How Fast

bandwidth
  • Specialized
37 4.3
bitrate
  • Specialized
2 4.2
throughput
  • Specialized
9 6.7

Surface Forms

bitrate singular
bitrates plural

Morphology

bitrate = bit + rate (transparent) = bit + rate

The meaning is transparently the rate measured in bits (i.e., bits per second), a direct compound of two technical nouns.

Etymology

Bitrate combines bit ('a small piece of digital data') and rate ('speed' or 'measure'), so it means the 'speed of bits' or how many 'bits per second' pass through a connection. That's why a higher bitrate usually gives better quality but needs more bandwidth.