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cps

cps is the initialism of characters per second.

cps is the initialism of clicks per second.

cps is the initialism of counts per second.

cps is the initialism of cycles per second.

Noun (1) capitalized: CPS

CPS (countable and uncountable, plural CPSes)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of characters per second.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of clicks per second.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of counts per second.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism, proscribed) Initialism of cycles per second.
    Synonyms:
    hertz
  5. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of child protective services.
    • I can’t let the reporters see him looking like this anyway, so swollen that CPS would be here before dinner.2022, Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling, Bloomsbury, page 226
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of clean plate syndrome.
  7. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Current Population Survey.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of cyber-physical system.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism, uncountable, functional programming) Initialism of continuation-passing style.

Proper noun capitalized: CPS

CPS

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Crown Prosecution Service.
    • ‘Itʼs entrapment,’ said Silver. ‘The CPS wonʼt prosecute.’2020, Ben Aaronovitch, False Value, Gollancz, page 233
    • Big showering of affection at beginning of relationship can be used to confuse victims and gain control, CPS warns[.]2023 April 23, Amelia Gentleman, “CPS includes ‘love-bombing’ in guidance on abusive partners prosecution”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Centre for Policy Studies.
    • Last year, for example, Raab wrote a paper for the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) – since the birth of Thatcherism one of the radical right's fiercest thinktanks […]2012 August 22, Andy Beckett, “Britannia Unchained: the rise of the new Tory right”, in The Guardian
  3. (UK, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Communist Party of Scotland.

Noun (2) capitalized: CPs

CPs

  1. (plural) plural of CP

Synonyms of cps

Forms of cps

pluralcps
pluralCPSes

Questions about cps

What is cps the initialism of?
Cps is the initialism of characters per second.
What part of speech is cps?
Cps can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cps?
The plural of cps is cps.

Words near cps in the dictionary

  1. CPPS
  2. CPQ
  3. CPR
  4. CPRM
  5. CPRs
  6. cps
  7. CPSA
  8. CPSC
  9. cpsd
  10. CPSes
  11. CPSU

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