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Definition of broadband noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broadband

noun
 
/ˈbrɔːdbænd/
 
/ˈbrɔːdbænd/
[uncountable]
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  1. a way of connecting to the internet that allows you to receive information, including pictures, etc., very quickly and that is always active (so that the user does not have to connect each time)
    • plans to upgrade broadband in rural areas
    Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmail
    • receive/​get/​open an email
    • write/​send/​answer/​forward/​delete an email
    • check/​read/​access your email
    • block/​filter (out) junk/​spam/​unsolicited email
    • exchange email addresses
    • open/​check your inbox
    • junk mail fills/​floods/​clogs your inbox
    • have/​set up an email account
    • open/​send/​contain an attachment
    • sign up for/​receive email alerts
    Connecting to the internet
    • use/​access/​log onto the internet/​the Web
    • go online/​on the internet
    • have a high-speed/​broadband/​wireless (internet) connection
    • access/​connect to/​locate the server
    • use/​open/​close/​launch a/​your web browser
    • browse/​surf/​search/​scour the internet/​the Web
    • send/​contain/​spread/​detect a(n) (computer/​email) virus
    • update your anti-virus software
    • install/​use/​configure a firewall
    • accept/​enable/​block/​delete cookies
    Using the internet
    • visit/​check a website/​an internet site/​somebody’s blog
    • create/​design/​launch a website/​social networking site
    • start/​write/​post/​read a blog
    • update your blog/​a website
    • be in/​meet somebody in/​go into/​enter an internet chat room
    • download/​upload music/​software/​a song/​a podcast/​a file/​a copy of something
    • share information/​data/​files
    • post a comment/​message on a(n) website/​online message board/​web forum/​internet chat room
    • stream video/​audio/​music/​content over the internet
    • join/​participate in/​visit/​provide a(n) (web-based/​web/​online/​internet/​discussion) forum
    • generate/​increase/​monitor internet traffic
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc1
  2. (specialist) signals that use a wide range of frequencies compare narrowband
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