Baud was the prevalent measure for data transmission speed until replaced by a more accurate
term, bps (bits per second). One baud is one electronic state change per second. Since a single
state change can involve more than a single bit of data, the bps unit of measurement has replaced
it as a better expression of data transmission speed.
The measure was named after a French engineer, Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot. It was first used to
measure the speed of telegraph transmissions.
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