bandwidth
noun [ C, usually singular ]
COMMUNICATIONS uk/ˈbændwitθ/ usthe amount of information that can be sent between computers, over a phone line, using radio signals, etc. in a particular amount of time:
As prices for telecommunications services fall, demand for high bandwidth services is increasing.
the range of frequencies (= numbers of waves produced in a particular amount of time) used to send information over a distance using phone lines or radio signals:
Text messages require less bandwidth than phone calls.
See also
channel capacity