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baud

noun

  1. unit of modulation rate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɔːd/ / /bɔd/ / /bɑd/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French baud. Named for French inventor Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot (1845-1903).

  1. A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.

    “To reach the Backroom Bulletin Board, call (718) 849-6699 with a computer, using either the 300 or 1200 baud setting on the modem.”

  2. bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol.