1. [common] Used by hackers (in a generalization of its technical
meaning) as the volume of information per unit time that a computer,
person, or transmission medium can handle. "Those are amazing
graphics, but I missed some of the detail -- not enough bandwidth, I
guess." Compare {low-bandwidth}; see also {brainwidth}. This
generalized usage began to go mainstream after the Internet
population explosion of 1993-1994.
2. Attention span.
3. On {Usenet}, a measure of network capacity that is often wasted by
people complaining about how items posted by others are a waste of
bandwidth.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {brainwidth}{low-bandwidth}{sig block}{signal-to-noise ratio}]