bits per second
     n : computer science the rate at which data is transferred as
         by a modem syn: bps
see also:
bps 

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
     
     
see also:
data rate modem kilobits pstn