Meaning of broadband in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbrɔdˌbænd/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    broadband

    Definitions

    1. 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)
  2. 2. responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies

    Examples

    • « a broadband antenna »

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