Bandwidth

Bandwidth

Bandwidth can refer to two different things:
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<li>the rate at which data can be transferred or the</li>
<li>total amount of data allowed to be transferred from a web host during a given month (or other hosting service term) before overage charges are applied.</li>
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It is generally referred to in term of bits-per-second (bps) e.g. Mega-bit per second (mbps), or other metric measurements. Lower bandwidth internet connections (such as dial-up) mean data loads slower than with high bandwidth connections (like cable or fibre).