bits per second : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bits per second	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bits per second
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bits per second n (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) Synonym(s): bits per second, bps
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bits per second (bps, b/s) The unit in which {data rate} is measured. For example, a {modem}'s data rate is usually measured in {kilobits} per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the {PSTN} was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024. (2002-03-23)