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Baud vs Bits - What's the difference?

baud | bits |

As nouns the difference between baud and bits

is that baud is a rate defined as the number of signalling events per second in a data transmission while bits is plural of lang=en.

baud

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

  • (computing, telecommunications) A rate defined as the number of signalling events per second in a data transmission.
  • (computing, informal) Synonym for bps (bits per second), regardless of how many signalling events are necessary to signal each bit.
  • Derived terms

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    bits

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (slang) genitals
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