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Also see: [[Baud]] |
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baud |
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n : (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) |
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for modems [syn: {baud rate}] |
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baud /bawd/ n. [simplified from its technical meaning] n. <b>Bits per second.</b> |
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Hence kilobaud or Kbaud, thousands of bits per second. |
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The technical meaning is `level transitions per second'; this coincides with |
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bps only for two-level modulation with no framing or stop bits. Most |
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[[hacker|hackers]] are aware of these nuances but blithely ignore them. |
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Historical note: `baud' was originally a unit of telegraph signalling |
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speed, set at one pulse per second. It was proposed at the November, |
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1926 conference of the Comite' Consultatif International Des |
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Communications Te'le'graphiques as an improvement on the then standard |
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practice of referring to line speeds in terms of words per minute, and |
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named for Jean Maurice Emile Baudot (1845-1903), a French engineer who |
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did a lot of pioneering work in early teleprinters. |
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From the [[Jargon File]] (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001) [jargon] |
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[http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/31/back_in_the_day/?x |
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When 300 baud was the bomb] |
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 28 October 2007
Also see: Baud
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