Measure of the rate at which signals are transmitted over a telecommunications
link. It is equivalent to the number of elements or pulses transmitted in one Second, e.g., in Computer input/output, 2400 baud typically equals 2400 bits per second (300 bytes per
second, or 18,000 bytes per minute). Because modern data compression techniques
can combine several bits in one baud, bits per second has replaced baud as a
measure of Modem speed.