# baud

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɔːd/ · frequency rank #64,202

## Definitions
1. A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
2. bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French baud. Named for French inventor Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot (1845-1903).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baud