broadband

adjective

broad·​band ˈbrȯd-ˌband How to pronounce broadband (audio)
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)
broadband noun

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This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025 Created by some of the same developers behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer file-sharing software, Skype was originally released in 2003, at around the same time when increasing broadband Internet availability and better video compression codecs were solving the bandwidth problem. ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025 Many in those communities don’t have broadband access. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 Then, at 7:01 p.m. EDT (2301 GMT) the same day, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first 27 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for broadband

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of broadband was in 1929

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“Broadband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broadband. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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broadband

adjective
broad·​band
: of, relating to, or being a high-speed communications network
a broadband Internet connection
broadband noun

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