Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: dps
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of delivery point sequence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of designated premises supervisor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of disintegration per second.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of double page spread.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Doege-Potter syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Department of Public Safety.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust."
"New, previously registered vehicles purchased in Texas or another state would be required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years, according to [Texas] DPS."

Usage

Inflected Forms

DPSs (plural)

Questions

What does dps mean?: Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.

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