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TPS

TPS

1 6.6
A computer system that records and processes daily business transactions like sales
  • noun
  • Specialized
: sistema de procesamiento de transacciones
  • The TPS system helps us track all sales transactions efficiently.
  • TPS data
  • recorded in a TPS
  • TPS databases

Examples

  • We rely on our TPS to process customer payments seamlessly.

  • We need to talk about your TPS reports.

    Office Space (1999)

  • We need to talk about your TPS reports.

    Office Space (1999)

  • Let me tell you something about TPS reports.

    Office Space (1999)

  • Uh, now, are you going to go ahead, and have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?

    Office Space (1999)

  • Also, can I get those TPS reports this afternoon?

    Blog text (13)

  • How much time would you say you spend each week dealing with these TPS reports?

  • Did you get the memo about the TPS reports?

    Office Space (1999)

  • You see, we're putting the cover sheets on all TPS reports now before they go out.

    Office Space (1999)

  • It's just we're putting new cover sheets on all the TPS reports before they go out now.

    Office Space (1999)

Synonyms

business data processing
vsTPS
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A system that uses computers to handle business information for accounting and management

is a narrower system for recording routine sales payments and reservations

Surface Forms

TPS singular
TPSs plural

Etymology

TPS comes from transaction, 'a business action', processing, 'handling', and system, so it names a system that records and handles sales, payments, or reservations.