broadband

From broad +‎ band.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔdbænd/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑdbænd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːdbænd
• Hyphenation: broad‧band

broadband (usually uncountable, plural broadbands)

1. (telecommunications) A wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.
2. (Internet) An Internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or a cable modem.

• voice over broadband

broadband (not comparable)

1. (telecommunications) Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

• bandwidth
• cable modem
• DSL
• ADSL