baud vs baud rate

baud and baud rate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baud	Yes	No	No	No
baud rate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, baud and baud rate are synonyms defined as:

baud and baud rate: (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems

baud (noun)	baud rate (noun)
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems	(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems