data rate

1. 1.

   the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information

   Broaderrate

   Narrowerchannel capacity

Questions about data rate

What does data rate mean?

data rate means "the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information".

Is data rate a common word?

data 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.