Baud

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Definitions

• A unit of data-transmission speed used in discussing modems. One baud equals one bit per second (bps). Divide by 10 to get characters per second (e.g., a 9600 baud modem sends data at 960 characters per second). ^[1]

See also

• Baud
• File server
• Laptop computer
• Microcomputer
• Minicomputer
• Notebook computer
• Personal computer
• Workstation

1. ^[1] Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005). ↩