Glossary of Terms:
 
sample rate
The number of times-per-second that audio signals are sampled (i.e., measured) during A/D conversion. Common digital audio sampling rates are 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.
Source: Yamaha

Also refered as:
  sampling frequency
Related terms:
  Sample Dump Standard   sample   sample dump   sample rate conversion   sampler   sampling   sampling frequency   wordclock