bandwidth

bandwidth n.  1. Used by hackers (in a generalization of its
   technical meaning) as the volume of information per unit time that
   a computer, person, or transmission medium can handle.  "Those are
   amazing graphics, but I missed some of the detail -- not enough
   bandwidth, I guess."  Compare {low-bandwidth}.  2. Attention
   span.  3. On {Usenet}, a measure of network capacity that is
   often wasted by people complaining about how items posted by others
   are a waste of bandwidth.