baud rate vs baud

baud rate and baud both are nouns.

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

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

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

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