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What does CPS stand for?

Characters Per Second


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  • Information technology (IT) and computers

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2" on an X/Y axis and marks up to four characters per second using scribe, stylus, or dot-matrix marking processes readable by the human eye.
The Premier 80 has a printing speed of 80 characters per second (CPS) and retails for $9,995.
For the most demanding print tasks such as reports, 10-part forms, shipping documents and mailing labels, the Epson DFX-9000 is a wide format (136 column), 9-pin serial impact dot matrix printer capable of printing up to 1,550 characters per second.
The Richter UniGrav Model GM-150 tag marker is capable of marking seven characters per second.
The 30-watt system is capable of marking up to 1000 characters per second at product delivery speeds up 1060 feet per minute.
The LQ-570e's innovative 24-pin design enables the print head to operate faster than most impact printers -- delivering speeds up to 400 characters per second in high-speed draft mode, with a life expectancy rated up to 200 million strokes per wire.
Crucial to the machine's success in cracking codes was an electronic image-reading system able to process up to 25,000 teleprinter tape characters per second.
Up until 1980, the bank's only international communications infrastructure consisted of a low-speed, private telegraph message switching network operating at 10 characters per second.

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