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Bandwidth

Fífẹ̀ ọ̀nà

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English and Yoruba terms, then definitions, examples, analogies, and use-when in both languages.

English definition

How much data a network path can carry in a period of time.

Yoruba definition

Iye dátà tí ọ̀nà nẹ́tíwọ́ọ̀kì lè gbé nínú àkókò kan.

English example

Video embeds need more bandwidth than plain text.

Yoruba example

Fídíò tí a fi kún ìwé àkọsílẹ̀ nilo fífẹ̀ ọ̀nà tó pọ̀ ju tékìsì lọ.

English analogy

Bandwidth is like a highway; the wider the highway, the more cars can travel at the same time.

Yoruba analogy

Fífẹ̀ ọ̀nà dà bí i pẹpẹ̀; bí pẹpẹ̀ bá gbooro, ni ọkọ̀ tó pọ̀ le rìn ní àkókò kan.

English use when

Use 'bandwidth' when discussing data transfer capacity, as opposed to 'speed', which refers to how fast data moves.

Yoruba use when

Lo 'fífẹ̀ ọ̀nà' nígbà tí o bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa agbara gbigbe dátà, kó tó 'iyara', tó ń tọka sí bí dátà ṣe n lọ́ọ́rẹ.

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