data rates

Bits per second

Data rates measure how fast information transfers between devices or across networks, typically expressed in bits per second: The fiber connection offers data rates up to a gigabit per second.

Higher data rates mean faster downloads, smoother streaming, and quicker file transfers.

The term appears in discussions of internet speeds, storage devices, and digital communications.

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broadband · high speed internet · download · download speed · streaming · buffer time · multiplexing · upload · upload speed · fiber · cellular networks · 5G network · packets · LTE · wireless · transfer · modem · loading

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speed/throughput

data rateslatency

Delay in system response

bottleneck · lag · connection timeout

data metric type

data ratesstorage capacity

Room for data

file size · memory capacity · data storage

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