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Bandwidth
Also: internet capacity
Bandwidth is how much data a connection can move at once.
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Bandwidth is how much data a connection can move at once. In everyday buying decisions, the useful question is not just what the spec says, but what it changes for comfort, cost, speed, safety, or battery life.
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