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1 definition found From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]: bandwidth n. 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.