bps

noun

Definitions

  1. Initialism of bit per second, a measure of speed of digital communication.

  2. baud rate

    • In most digital systems using binary code, 1 Baud = 1 bps. https://newhavendisplay.com/blog/baud-rate/#difference
  3. Initialism of basis point, ‱.

    • The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May.
  4. + 6 more definitions
    1. Initialism of byte per second.

    2. Abbreviation 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.
    3. Initialism of bladder pain syndrome.

    4. Initialism of battered person syndrome.

    5. Initialism of Basic Pay Scale (followed by a number to denote a pay grade.)

    6. plural of BP

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bps. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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