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wpm en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of words per minute (“a measure of speed, as of output, typing, reading, or speech”).
    • So, if you're thinking at 400 and the person you're talking to is speaking at 150, then what you do with that extra 250 wpm capacity is going to determine how good a listener you are. 2010, Ivan Misner, David Alexander, Brian Hilliard, Networking Like a Pro: Turning Contacts Into Connections, Entrepreneur Press, →ISBN, page 98:

Forms

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wpm Number=Plur lexicographic
WPM alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

ppm · cps

wikidata: Q569389