bandwidth
noun
band·width ˈband-ˌwidth 
-ˌwitth
1
: a range within a band of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies
especially : a range of radio frequencies which is occupied by a modulated carrier wave, which is assigned to a service, or over which a device can operate
2
: the capacity for data transfer of an electronic communications system
Graphics consume more bandwidth than text does.
especially : the maximum data transfer rate of such a system
a bandwidth of 100 megabits per second
3
: the emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something
I don't have the bandwidth to do it all myself, and I feel like a failure because I'm not living up to my own ideals.
Frances Lefkowitz
Frances Lefkowitz
Example Sentences
The modem has a bandwidth of 56 kilobits per second. Graphics use more bandwidth than text does.
Recent Examples on the Web The internet connection on the island is notoriously unreliable, but there is enough bandwidth to coordinate through a huge and sometimes unruly WhatsApp group of 256 members, the maximum allowed by the app. Jamie Lafferty, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2021 Google Equiano is a subsea internet cable running from Portugal to South Africa, with 20 times the bandwidth of the previous cable serving the west coast of Africa. Tom Page, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 The ability to manufacture the most critical photonic components as a hybrid, monolithic chip will allow Intel to greatly improve the bandwidth of its optical modules while reducing their costs relative to today’s modules. Steven Leibson, Forbes, 28 June 2022 When video is how business gets done, bandwidth is the new corporate real estate. Chris Macfarland, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Just about every streaming service is smart enough to adjust the video quality in response to the available bandwidth on the Wi-Fi (or cellular) network that you're connected to. Wired, 18 July 2022 Native PCIe 5th generation connectivity from the processor socket delivers higher performance and bandwidth for connected adapters. Karl Freund, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The exploit can extract kernel memory from AMD CPUs with a bandwidth of 3.9 kB per second. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2022 The struggles of the White Sox and the ongoing Tony La Russa saga have taken up most of the bandwidth in town, leaving the Cubs to play second fiddle to their crosstown rivals. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022 See More
Jamie Lafferty, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2021 Google Equiano is a subsea internet cable running from Portugal to South Africa, with 20 times the bandwidth of the previous cable serving the west coast of Africa. Tom Page, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 The ability to manufacture the most critical photonic components as a hybrid, monolithic chip will allow Intel to greatly improve the bandwidth of its optical modules while reducing their costs relative to today’s modules. Steven Leibson, Forbes, 28 June 2022 When video is how business gets done, bandwidth is the new corporate real estate. Chris Macfarland, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Just about every streaming service is smart enough to adjust the video quality in response to the available bandwidth on the Wi-Fi (or cellular) network that you're connected to. Wired, 18 July 2022 Native PCIe 5th generation connectivity from the processor socket delivers higher performance and bandwidth for connected adapters. Karl Freund, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The exploit can extract kernel memory from AMD CPUs with a bandwidth of 3.9 kB per second. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2022 The struggles of the White Sox and the ongoing Tony La Russa saga have taken up most of the bandwidth in town, leaving the Cubs to play second fiddle to their crosstown rivals. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1