BROADBAND

broadband, wideband

(adjective) responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; “a broadband antenna”

broadband

(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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

broadband (not comparable)

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

Noun

broadband (usually uncountable, plural broadbands)

(telecommunications) A wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

(Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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