The measure of data that can be sent/received over time, usually measured as bits per second (bit/s or bps). Essentially, this refers to how fast your Internet connection is and how much information can pass through at a time. Upload and download rates will usually have different values.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bandwidth (noun)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 56 kilobits per second
Bandwidth (Wikipedia)
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Bandwidth commonly refers to:
- Bandwidth (signal processing) or analog bandwidth, frequency bandwidth, or radio bandwidth, a measure of the width of a frequency range
- Bandwidth (computing), the rate of data transfer, bit rate or throughput
- Spectral linewidth, the width of an atomic or molecular spectral line
Bandwidth may also refer to: