bps

B3P3S1

noun

baud rate

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

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b/sbpbits per second
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Meanings

bps1

nounbps (plural bps)
  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of bit per second, a measure of speed of digital communication.
  2. informalcomputingbaud rate

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

  3. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of basis point, ‱.

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

    2022 June 16, Swati Bhat, “India's economic prospects firm despite global headwinds, says RBI”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022, Macro Matters

Bps2

nounBps (plural Bps)
  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of byte per second.

    Synonyms: B/s

BPS3

nounBPS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of bisphenol S.

    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.

    2025 June 24, Isobel Whitcomb, “I’ve Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of bladder pain syndrome.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of battered person syndrome.
proper noun
  1. PakistanabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Basic Pay Scale (followed by a number to denote a pay grade.)

BPs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of BP

Synonyms & antonyms

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b/sbp

More synonyms by meaning

noun(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

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bits per second
Broader
rate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French o, s
  • obytes per second
  • sbytes per second
Cite this entry
APA

bps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bps

MLA

“bps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bps. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bps,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bps.

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