Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

RPS

Abbreviation
/ɑːr piː ɛs/
Definition
RPS stands for ‘Requests Per Second’ and is a measurement unit for the number of requests a server can handle each second.
Examples
  • The website improved its RPS from 100 to 500 after the upgrade.
  • Monitoring RPS can help identify potential bottlenecks in server performance.
  • High RPS values are crucial for e-commerce sites during peak shopping seasons.
Meaning
In the context of computing and web services, RPS indicates the performance capability of a server or system, reflecting its ability to respond to incoming queries.
Synonyms
  • Requests per second
  • Throughput
  • Server performance metric