The lowercase "b" in "bps" indicates bits, so "bps" means bits per second-the number of bits transmitted each second across a network link. "Bps" (uppercase B) or "B/s" would indicate bytes per second, and terms such as blocks or baud per second are unrelated to this abbreviation.
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