Baud

//bɔd// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second. countable, uncountable

    "To reach the Backroom Bulletin Board, call (718) 849-6699 with a computer, using either the 300 or 1200 baud setting on the modem."

  2. 2
    (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems wordnet
  3. 3
    bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol. countable, informal, uncountable

Synonyms

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baud rate

Example

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"To reach the Backroom Bulletin Board, call (718) 849-6699 with a computer, using either the 300 or 1200 baud setting on the modem."

Etymology

Borrowed from French baud. Named for French inventor Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot (1845-1903).

Related phrases

signalling event

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