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BRORDB-and/ˈbrɔːdbænd/

Broadband is a fast, always-on internet connection: rural broadband; broadband speeds. Wi-Fi is the wireless link in a building; the internet is the wider network. Uncountable. Do not call mobile data broadband unless the provider does. UK politics often debates a broadband rollout to villages.

Meaning

A fast internet connection that is always on.

Examples

• “Rural villages still wait for reliable broadband.”
• “Villages still wait for reliable broadband for homework and GP bookings.”
• “The contract promised faster broadband but not a lower monthly price.”

Good to know

Uncountable: broadband; broadband speeds / rollout. In-building wireless: Wi-Fi. Wider: the internet. Not one website.

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