mps

1. abbreviationinitialismrareInitialism of meter per second.

   It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).

   2025 August 29, “The International System of Units (SI)”, in Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 147

1. pluralplural of MP

1. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Metropolitan Police Service.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Ministry of Public Security.

   The CPD also manages China’s massive army of censors and works closely with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

   2022 May 5, Helen Raleigh, “Biden's disinformation board is authoritarian and reminds me of my life in China”, in Fox News

plural MPSs

1. abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of methylacetylene propadiene, stabilized stabilized methylacetylene-propadiene mixture.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of Master of Professional Studies.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of master production schedule.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of myofascial pain syndrome.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of muscle protein synthesis.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of main propulsion system (of the Space Shuttle).
7. abbreviationcountableuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of mucopolysaccharidosis.

   They spent a year in mourning. But the Dants began to wonder whether there was something they could do. Surely, there were other families out there dealing with MPS I.

   2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN