Baud has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
"Before buying the new modem, I checked its baud rating to ensure it could handle my high-speed internet needs."
2
A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
"The technician explained that increasing the baud rate would allow more signaling events to occur every second, thereby boosting the modem's overall speed."
Broader Terms (hypernyms)