BITS PER SECOND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bits per second; bps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

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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