Editing Baud (section)

== Naming ==
The baud unit is named after [[Émile Baudot]], the inventor of the [[Baudot code]] for [[telegraphy]], and is represented according to the rules for [[SI units]]. 
That is, the first letter of its symbol is uppercase (Bd), but when the unit is spelled out, it should be written in lowercase (baud) except when it begins a sentence or is capitalized for another reason, such as in title case.
It was defined by  the CCITT (now the [[ITU-T]]) in November 1926. The earlier standard had been the number of words per minute, which was a less robust measure since word length can vary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linfo.org/baud.html|title=Baud definition by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)|website=www.linfo.org|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref>