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56k

56k noun: an Internet connection nominally capable of download speeds up to 56 kbit/s (56,000 bits per second).

Noun

56k (uncountable)

  1. An Internet connection nominally capable of download speeds up to 56 kbit/s (56,000 bits per second).

Questions about 56k

What does 56k mean?
56k means an Internet connection nominally capable of download speeds up to 56 kbit/s (56,000 bits per second).
What part of speech is 56k?
56k is a noun.

Words near 56k in the dictionary

  1. 540
  2. 540s
  3. 54th
  4. 555
  5. 55th
  6. 56k
  7. 56th
  8. 57-cell
  9. 57-cells
  10. 57th
  11. 58th

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