high bandwidth

High data capacity

High bandwidth describes the capacity to transmit or process large amounts of information quickly.

Originally a technical term for data transfer rates in computing and telecommunications, it now commonly describes people who can handle complex information or intense communication: She's a high-bandwidth thinker who grasps nuance immediately.

In workplace slang, high-bandwidth interactions are information-dense exchanges—meetings or conversations that convey a lot efficiently.

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fiber optic · gigabit · data · data transfer · throughput · download · download speed · upload · upload speed · connection · speed · latency · network · signal · capacity · wireless · ethernet · pipeline

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data transmission capacity

high bandwidthdial-up

Phone-line internet connection

narrowband · slow connection · 56k modem · ISDN · low-speed

COGNITIVE/ATTENTIONAL CAPACITY (metaphorical)

high bandwidthstretched thin

Extended beyond comfortable limits

overloaded · maxed out · tapped out · at capacity · overwhelmed

communication richness (metaphorical)

high bandwidthimpersonal

Lacking warmth or individuality

Family

high, higher, highest, highly, highness, bandwidth, band, bands, banded

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G