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Definitions: Broadband |
BroadbandAdjective1. 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. Responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Broadband |
Health | A wide frequency range. Sound whose energy is distributed over a broad range of frequency (generally, more than one octave). (references) |
Medicine | A wide frequency range. Sound whose energy is distributed over a broad range of frequency(generally, more than one octave). Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
This term is also used to refer to broadband Internet access.
See also:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Broadband."
Synonym: BroadbandSynonym: wideband (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Broadband |
| English words defined with "broadband": wideband. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "broadband": baseband, BB switching array, BB switching network, BISDN, BMAN, broadband cable, Broadband Solar Irradiance, broadband switch, broadband switching array, broadband switching matrix, broadband switching network, broadband switching system, broadband token-bus LAN ♦ contribution application ♦ distribution application ♦ electronic highway ♦ IEEE 802.7, information highway ♦ market segment, MBS ♦ National Information Infrastructure, Network Access Solutions ♦ open systems architecture, optically-coupled pulse amplifier ♦ SuperJanet ♦ to channelise, to channelize, token-bus broadband LAN, token-bus broadband local area network ♦ wideband switching matrix, wideband switching network. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The use of broadband is just beginning in France. (references) | |
Services based on broadband and WAP are not yet provided in Bulgaria. (references) | ||
The battle to provide broadband services to businesses and to the home has started. (references) | ||
Economic History | Bulgaria | Development of broadband service lags behind ISDN. (references) |
Finland | Almost every Finn has access to broadband networks. (references) | |
Norway | The demand for broadband communications is expanding very rapidly. (references) | |
Political Economy | ISRAEL | Competition already exists in international long distance services, and is expanding to include wireless broadband and internet services. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Broadband" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 64.71% of the time. "Broadband" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 64.71% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Noun (proper) | 14.71% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 11.76% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.88% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.94% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 34 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Aaro Broadband Wireless Communications |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "broadband": broadband cable ♦ broadband distribution service ♦ broadband integrated distributed star ♦ broadband switch ♦ broadband switching array ♦ broadband switching matrix ♦ broadband switching network ♦ broadband switching system. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
broadband | 3,716 | broadband router | 105 |
att broadband | 1,161 | broadband cable | 91 |
aol broadband | 1,112 | broadband service | 88 |
broadband speed test | 825 | att broadband internet | 86 |
broadband internet | 659 | broadband tv | 81 |
at t broadband | 555 | broadband connection | 73 |
broadband provider | 434 | 174 aol broadband | 67 |
broadband services | 419 | broadband uk | 66 |
broadband test | 409 | broadband movie | 65 |
broadband satellite | 387 | broadband internet access | 61 |
broadband internet service | 370 | broadband motorola | 57 |
broadband wireless | 332 | sbc broadband | 51 |
broadband msn | 278 | broadband check speed | 50 |
broadband speed | 188 | at t broadband internet | 48 |
bt broadband | 147 | broadband technology | 48 |
broadband satellite internet | 144 | sprint broadband | 47 |
broadband access | 135 | broadband video | 46 |
broadband comcast | 124 | broadband isp | 45 |
broadband phone | 122 | broadband yahoo | 45 |
broadband dsl | 112 | cheap broadband | 44 |
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| Language | Translations for "broadband"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 宽频, 寬 , 寬帶 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bredbaand (wideband). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | breedbandkanaal (wideband), brede band. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | laajakaistakaapeli (broadband cable), laajakaistainen (wideband), laajakaista- (wideband), laajakaista. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bande large, large bande, câble bande large (broadband cable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Breitband (wideband). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευρεία ζώνη. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | banda larga, larga banda (wideband). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 광대역. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oadbandbray banda larga (broadband cable, wide strip, wideband). (various references) широкополосный (broad-band, wideband). (various references) banda ancha (wide strip). (various references) bredbandskabel (broadband cable), bredband (wide strip, wideband). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Broadband" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Barraband, Broadbank, Broadbum, broodbank, Brundland. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "broadband" (pronounced brô"dba'nd) |
| 5 | -d b a' n d | headband. |
| 4 | -b a' n d | armband, contraband, spaceband. |
| 3 | -a' n d | ampersand, backhand, Badland, bandstand, beforehand, cropland, dreamland, fairyland, Fantasyland, farmhand, farmland, Fatherland, firebrand, flatland, forehand, freehand, grandstand, grassland, handstand, heartland, hinterland, homeland, inland, longhand, lowland, mainland, marshland, Midland, moorland, motherland, newsstand, nightstand, Northland, outland, overland, parkland, quicksand, reprimand, seastrand, secondhand, shorthand, Southland, stagehand, sunland, Timberland, undermanned, wasteland, wetland, Wonderland, woodland. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-b-d-d-n-o-r" | |
-2 letters: bandora. | |
-3 letters: aboard, abroad, roband. | |
-4 letters: adorn, baron, board, brand, broad, dobra, nabob, radon. | |
-5 letters: abba, anoa, baba, band, barb, bard, barn, boar, bond, bora, born, brad, bran, dada, dado, darb, darn, dona, drab, nada, nard, orad, rand, road, roan. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-b-d-d-n-o-r" | |
+4 letters: breadboarding. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 72 6F 61 64 62 61 6E 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .-. --- .- -.. -... .- -. -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110010 01101111 01100001 01100100 01100010 01100001 01101110 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B r o a d b a n d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0072 006F 0061 0064 0062 0061 006E 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)368481677068678070 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Company Usage 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; korean, كوري شمالي, اللغة الكورية, كوري جنوبي, كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; 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