also: ボードレート
noun
Technical term in computing and telecommunications; refers to the number of signal changes per second.
See also: ボー
このモデムのボーレートは9600です。
This modem's baud rate is 9600.
ビットレート (bit rate) measures bits per second, while ボーレート measures signal changes per second; they are related but not identical.
Loanword from English 'baud rate', named after Émile Baudot.