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DPS en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.
    • The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust. 2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games. ▸ A player or unit whose primary role is to deal the maximum amount of damage possible (as opposed to holding the attention of the enemy, healing, or other tasks).
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:postal, uncountable) Initialism of delivery point sequence.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of designated premises supervisor.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:nuclear physics, uncountable) Initialism of disintegration per second.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of double page spread.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Doege-Potter syndrome.

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Source: en.wiktionary, “DPS” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

DPS en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Department of Public Safety.
    • New, previously registered vehicles purchased in Texas or another state would be required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years, according to [Texas] DPS. 2024 October 2, Julianna Russ, “Texas vehicle safety inspections going away, but you’ll still have to pay”, in KXAN, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024:
  2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Division for Planetary Sciences.