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adjective broad·band \ˈbrȯd-ˌband\

Definition of broadband

1 : operating at, responsive to, or comprising a wide band of frequencies a broadband radio antenna
2 : of, relating to, or being a high-speed communications network and especially one in which a frequency range is divided into multiple independent channels for simultaneous transmission of signals (such as voice, data, or video)

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Recent Examples of broadband from the Web

The Basin is the nation’s second-largest natural gas field, and for miles in every direction, gas compressors are running more or less constantly, filling the desert with their eerie, broadband roar.

— veronique greenwood, The Atlantic, "Is Noise Pollution Making Desert Bugs Disappear?", 2 June 2017
Such attacks have become more common in recent years as broadband Internet connections have increased.

— justin jaffe, WIRED, "Attacks Fell an Online Community", 27 Jan. 2003

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