Bps

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of bit per second, a measure of speed of digital communication. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of byte per second. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of bisphenol S. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

    "Most major U.S. retailers began replacing BPA with BPS about a decade ago. One 2023 study of 571 paper receipts collected from 24 states concluded that just one percent of those receipts contained BPA — whereas 85 percent contained BPS."

  4. 4
    plural of BP form-of, plural
  5. 5
    (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) wordnet
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  1. 6
    baud rate informal

    "In most digital systems using binary code, 1 Baud = 1 bps. https://newhavendisplay.com/blog/baud-rate/#difference"

  2. 7
    Initialism of bladder pain syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of basis point, ‱. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May."

  4. 9
    Initialism of battered person syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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b sb/sbits per secondbits per secondbpbp

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"In most digital systems using binary code, 1 Baud = 1 bps. https://newhavendisplay.com/blog/baud-rate/#difference"

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