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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBandwidth
/ˈbænd.wɪdθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The transmission capacity of a computer network or other telecommunication system.
"We need more bandwidth to stream the high-definition video smoothly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bandwidth' originated in the field of telecommunications in the late 19th century, derived from the combination of 'band', referring to a range of frequencies, and 'width', indicating the extent of that range. Over time, it evolved to encompass data transfer rates in digital communications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bandwidth" is said worldwide
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bande passante
Transliteration: bande passante
"Cette connexion offre une large bande passante."
Bandbreite
Transliteration: Bandbreite
"Die Bandbreite reicht für den Videostream nicht aus."
banda
Transliteration: banda
"La connessione ha una buona larghezza di banda."
ancho de banda
Transliteration: ancho de banda
"El servidor se quedó sin ancho de banda."
largura de banda
Transliteration: largura de banda
"Precisamos de mais largura de banda para este projeto."
बैंडविथ
Transliteration: beḍvith
"इस डाउनलोड के लिए अधिक बैंडविथ की आवश्यकता है।"
带宽
Transliteration: dàikuān
"我们需要增加网络带宽以提高速度。"
대역폭
Transliteration: daeyeokpok
"서버의 대역폭이 부족합니다."
帯域幅
Transliteration: taiiki haba
"この作業には十分な帯域幅が必要です。"
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