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RPS

RPS

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The number of requests a server handles in one second
  • noun
  • Specialized
: peticiones por segundo
  • The server handled an impressive 500 RPS, demonstrating its efficient performance under heavy load.

Examples

  • Monitoring the RPS is crucial for understanding the service's capacity and ensuring reliability.

  • We need to optimize our application to achieve a higher RPS, as user demand is increasing rapidly.

  • This happens rarely on RPS, but I completely disagree with this post.

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Surface Forms

RPS singular
RPS plural

Etymology

RPS stands for 'requests per second' and measures how many requests a server or service handles each second. Think of it as the number of knocks at a door each second, so a higher RPS means the system is busier.