(Kilobits per second) A modem's speed is measured in the number of bits it can transfer in a second. Modems rated in kilobits per second are now the standard.

A measurement of data rate in thousands of bits per second that that travel through a channel in one second.

In the US recognized as kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second). Typically refers to the rate at which data can flow across a data transmission medium such as a telephone line. Kbps is a measure of bandwidth. Other measurements include Mbps (millions of bits per second) and Gbps (billions of bits per second).

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