baseband
Definition of baseband
: the band of frequencies that carries information in electronic communications and usually modulates a carrier signal
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Origin and Etymology of baseband
3base + 1band
baseband
Definition of baseband
: of or relating to a communications system in which information is transmitted using a single unmodulated band of frequencies — compare broadband
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First Known Use of baseband
1952
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