{"id":2712,"date":"2012-02-06T16:32:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/bit-rate\/"},"modified":"2018-01-29T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:02:32","slug":"bit-rate","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/2681\/bit-rate-br","title":{"rendered":"Bit Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_bit_rate_mean\">What Does Bit Rate Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bit rate refers to the rate at which data is processed or transferred. It is usually measured in seconds, ranging from bps for smaller values to kbps and mbps.<\/p>\n<p>Bit rate is also known as bitrate or data rate.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_bit_rate\">Techopedia Explains Bit Rate<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In networking and digital telecommunications, bit rate refers to the per-second measurement of data that passes through a communications network. 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