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Initialism of Basic Pay Scale (followed by a number to denote a pay grade.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government
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noun
Initialism of bit per second, a measure of speed of digital communication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
baud rate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of basis point, ‱.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Initialism of byte per second.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Abbreviation of bisphenol S.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of bladder pain syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of battered person syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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noun
plural of BP
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bits per second
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rate
History
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Across languages
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