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Italian word

banda

bandwidth (banda larga = broadband); also: band (music), gang, stripe

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band

band (music group, a strip, bandwidth colloquially)

⚠️ The trap

'Banda larga' = broadband. 'Banda' alone = band (music) or gang. 'Banda larga' is NOT 'large band' — it means broadband. Learners sometimes translate 'broadband' as *'banda ampia'* which is incorrect; the fixed term is 'banda larga'.

To say "band (music group, a strip, bandwidth colloquially)" in Italian:

banda

"banda" in English means:

bandwidth (banda larga = broadband); also: band (music), gang, stripe

Example

"Il provider offre una banda di 1 gigabit al secondo."

"The provider offers a bandwidth of 1 gigabit per second."

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