broadband
pronunciation
How to pronounce broadband in British English:
UK [ˈbrɔ:dbænd]
How to pronounce broadband in American English:
US [ˈbrɔdˌbænd]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
- responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
Word Origin
- broadband (n.)
- type of high-speed Internet access widely available from 2006, from broad (adj.) + band (n.1).
Example
- 1. We need access to high-speed broadband for all europeans .
- 2. Since may the federal communications commission ( fcc ) has been considering reclassifying broadband internet access as a telecommunications service .
- 3. The cost is buried in monthly broadband bills .
- 4. Wireless broadband is another threat to mr slim .
- 5. Verizon has invested heavily in fibre-optic broadband access .