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BITS PER SECOND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bits per second mean?
• BITS PER SECOND (noun)
The noun BITS PER SECOND has 1 sense:
1. (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Familiarity information: BITS PER SECOND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
bits per second; bps
Hypernyms ("bits per second" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
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