Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Computers bits per second
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- initialism computing
bits per second , a measure ofspeed ofdigital communication . - initialism computing, informal
baud rate
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
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Examples
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Morgan Stanley strategists expect the euro/dollar basis swap to be capped around -100 bps, which is what the ECB charges on its dollar swap line offered weekly but has so far seen no take-up from banks because of the stigma attached.
unknown title 2011
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However, download speeds at over 50M bps was not the norm, and the average LTE download speed ended up at 33. 4M bps, which is still pretty impressive.
Computerworld News 2010
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On the other hand 3-mth GBP Libor rates have fallen around 125 bps since the last MPC meeting, in effect giving the MPC more "bang for their buck" in terms of the last rate cut, and by extension offering the MPC a rationale for a more modest cut of 50 bps, which is also what is priced into the SONIA curve.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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On Monday, they pulled back by 2 basis points to minus 6 5 bps, meaning European borrowers needing access to dollars will have to pay an extra 65 bps over and above paying LIBOR.
MONEY MARKETS-Dollar costs for European borrowers hover near high | Reuters 2010
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On Monday, they pulled back by 2 basis points to minus 6 5 bps, meaning European borrowers needing access to dollars will have to pay an extra 65 bps over and above paying LIBOR.
MONEY MARKETS-Dollar costs for European borrowers hover near high | Reuters 2010
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On Monday, they pulled back by 2 basis points to minus 6 5 bps, meaning European borrowers needing access to dollars will have to pay an extra 65 bps over and above paying LIBOR.
MONEY MARKETS-Dollar costs for European borrowers hover near high | Reuters 2010
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Overnight index swaps are now pricing in a reduction in the benchmark rate of 1 bps which is a sharp reversal from the 15 bps of rate hikes that markets were pricing in following the announcement of the central bank's emergency meeting as speculation increased that intervention measures would be initiated.
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Yes | No | Report from TheEasternShore ... wrote 1 year 3 weeks ago thank forgot to mention that i am left handeed sorry about that someone told me about the bps bottom ejection does anny one know if it is adecent gun
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My browning bps does about the same with sluggers (improved cylinder).
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