noun

bandwidth

bandwidth, capacity

The server has enough bandwidth.

The server has enough bandwidth.

I don't have the bandwidth to manage a new project.

I don't have the bandwidth to manage a new project.

have the bandwidth ((for sth. / to-inf)) to have the capacity for something I don't have the bandwidth to take on another project.

Synonyms: capacity, throughput

From 'band' (as in frequency band) + 'width'. Literally the width of a frequency band.

Think of a wide road (band-width) allowing more cars (data) to pass. The same idea applies to mental or emotional capacity.

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