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Refers to a fast internet connection with a high data transfer rate, which is necessary, for example, for video streaming or online games.
In ländlichen Gebieten ist der Ausbau von Breitband immer noch eine große Herausforderung.
In rural areas, the expansion of broadband is still a major challenge.
The word is made up of 'breit' (wide) and 'Band' (band). It literally describes a 'wide band', which can refer both to a wide frequency band in technology and metaphorically to a 'wide data highway' for the internet.
Ein breites Frequenzband erlaubt die Übertragung von mehr Informationen.
A wide frequency band allows more information to be transmitted.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If people are talking about 'Internet' (internet), 'Anschluss' (connection), or 'Ausbau' (expansion), it means the fast internet connection. In texts about physics or technology with words like 'Frequenz' (frequency) or 'Signal' (signal), it means the technical frequency band.
Unser Dorf bekommt endlich einen schnellen Breitband-Anschluss.
Our village is finally getting a fast broadband connection.
In connection with the internet, the most common combinations are 'der Breitband-Anschluss' (the broadband connection), 'der Breitband-Ausbau' (broadband expansion), and 'eine Breitband-Verbindung' (a broadband connection).
Der Breitband-Ausbau auf dem Land geht nur langsam voran.
Broadband expansion in the countryside is progressing only slowly.
The meaning from physics and communications engineering is purely technical language. In everyday life, you will almost exclusively encounter the meaning that refers to the internet.
Für die Analyse benötigen wir ein Breitband-Spektrometer.
For the analysis, we need a broadband spectrometer.
bandwidth / range
'die Bandbreite' and 'das Breitband' sound similar and are both often connected with the topic of the internet or technology. 'Bandbreite' means the amount of data that a connection can transmit in a certain amount of time. 'Breitband' refers to a fast internet connection or a technology with a large frequency range. The words are easy to confuse because both have to do with fast transmission. Put simply: 'Bandbreite' is more the size or capacity, while 'Breitband' is the type of connection or technology.
Auf dem Land ist Breitband noch nicht überall verfügbar.
In rural areas, broadband is still not available everywhere.
Für Videokonferenzen braucht das Büro eine höhere Bandbreite.
For video conferences, the office needs higher bandwidth.