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“Baud” or “Bawd”

baud / bawd are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

baud b·AO·d

  • noun(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.

bawd b·AO·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“baud”

  • …fields of science (ampere, appertisation, baud, becquerel, braille, coulomb, curie, daguerreotype,…
  • …the idea of a variable baud rate, which was useful in…

“bawd”

  • …with a meeting with a bawd and ending with a funeral…
  • …other records as a known "bawd", or keeper of prostitutes.
  • …as Mrs. May, a retired bawd, once the mistress of Lydia…

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