Baud (noun)

A unit of measurement used to indicate the speed of data transmission over a communications channel, equal to the number of signal events per second.

Origin:

The word "baud" was named after french engineer jean maurice emile baudot, who developed an early form of telegraphy, it is a unit of measurement used to indicate the speed of data transmission over a communications channel.

Examples:

1. The modem had a maximum baud rate of 115200.
2. The baud rate of the serial port is the number of bits that can be transmitted per second.
3. The baud rate determines how fast data can be transferred over a communication channel.
4. The baud rate of a modem is measured in bps (bits per second).
5. As technology advances, new communication devices are able to handle higher baud rates.