baud rate

1. 1.

   (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems

   Synonymsbaud

   Broaderinformation measure

   computer science

Questions about baud rate

What does baud rate mean?

baud rate means "(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems".

What is another word for baud rate?

Close synonyms include baud. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baud rate a common word?

baud rate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.