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Definitions of bit/s:

Number of bits of information transferred or transmitted every second.
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The term for bits per second, the speed at which digital information is transmitted.
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Bits per second (unit, network) A measure of data transmission speeds. Notations: Bit/s, bps. See also Mbps, Gbps.
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Bit per second. A unit of information speed when transferring digital signals. (Other abbreviations used are bps and b/s).
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"Bit" is a grouping of the words "binary" and "digits." Think of a bit a number, a 1 or a 0 to be exact. A grouping of bits help to make up ASCII Code. Data transfer is often in terms of the number of these "bits" that can be moved in a second.
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The rate at which data is transferred over a serial interface.
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In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) "point". It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit.
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