FPS
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FPS may refer to:
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FPS may also refer to:
In units of measurement:
- Foot-pound-second, the imperial units system of measurement
- Feet per secondFeet per secondThe foot per second is a unit of both speed and velocity . It expresses the distance in feet traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds...
, an Imperial unit for speed - Frames per secondFrame rateFrame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems...
, used for measuring the frame rate in a moving image
In media:
- fps magazineFps magazinefps magazine or frames per second magazine was a magazine specializing in animation, with reviews of animated films and other articles of interest to animation fans....
, a magazine about animation - First-person shooterFirst-person shooterFirst-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
, a video game genre centered on shooting where the player's on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character - "F.P.S." (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of the TV show Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Organizations:
- FPS (ice hockey)FPS (ice hockey)FPS is a Finnish ice hockey team based in Forssan jäähalli , Forssa, established in 1931. Forssan Palloseura has two lower level teams: FoPS which plays in lower divisions and FoPS Flames which plays in the 2...
, ice hockey team of the club Forssan Palloseura - United States Federal Protective Service, agency responsible for the protected States federal buildings
- Federal Protective Service (Russia)Federal Protective Service (Russia)In the Russian Federation, the Federal Protective Service is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of several, mandated by the relevant law, high-ranking state officials, including the President of Russia, as well as certain federal properties...
, independent organization formerly part of the KGB - Facilities Protection ServiceFacilities Protection ServiceThe Facilities Protection Service is an Iraqi paramilitary force tasked with the fixed site protection of Iraqi Government buildings, facilities, and personnel. The FPS includes Oil, Electricity Police and Port Security. It works for all Iraqi government ministries and governmental agencies, but...
An Iraqi paramilitary organization - Floating Point SystemsFloating Point SystemsFloating Point Systems Inc. was a Beaverton, Oregon vendor of minisupercomputers. The company was founded in 1970 by former Tektronix engineer Norm Winningstad....
, a computer company founded in 1970 and later purchased by Cray Research - Future Problem Solving Program International, an academic competition for K-12 students
- Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of AustraliaPharmaceutical Society of AustraliaThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or PSA is a professional organisation of Australian pharmacists. PSA is the body that represents about 70% of the pharmacy profession in Australia, and it has more than 16,000 members...
- Foundation Public SchoolFoundation Public SchoolFoundation Public School is a private institution in Pakistan, established in 1981 by Mr. and Mrs. Raza Kamal Minhas. With a student body of 6000 supported by over 500 members of the teaching staff and operating nine campuses in Hyderabad, FPS provides education to children from ages 3.5 years to...
, KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
and HyderabadHyderabad, Sindhis the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
, Pakistan
Services:
- Faster Payments ServiceFaster Payments ServiceFaster Payments Service is a UK banking initiative to reduce payment times between different banks' customer accounts from three working days using the long-established BACS system, to near real time...
, a banking initiative in the United Kingdom run by APACS - Amazon Flexible Payments ServiceAmazon Flexible Payments ServiceAmazon FPS is an Amazon Web Service that allows the transfer of money between two entities. The service was launched as a limited beta in August 2007, and later in February 2009 was promoted to General Availability...
, a payments web service allowing micropayments
FPS may also refer to:
- Fast packet switchingFast packet switchingIn telecommunications, fast packet switching is a packet switching technique that increases the throughput by eliminating overhead. Overhead reduction is accomplished by allocating flow control and error correction functions to either the user applications or the network nodes that interface with...
, a telecommunications protocol used in networking - Fear potentiated startleFear potentiated startleFear potentiated startle is a reflexive physiological reaction to a neutral stimulus or environment as a result of fear conditioning, a process that occurs when a benign stimulus comes to evoke fear and anxiety upon being paired with a traumatic or fear-provoking stimulus/event...
, a physiological reflex to a neutral stimulus as a result of fear conditioning - Five Point Someone - What not to do at IITFive Point Someone - What not to do at IITFive Point Someone – What not to do at IIT! is a 2004 novel written by Chetan Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. This was his debut novel...
, a novel about IITians - Forties pipeline systemForties pipeline systemThe Forties pipeline system is a pre-eminent pipeline network in the North Sea carrying 30% of the UK's oil, or about of oil a day, to shore. It is owned and operated by UK-based global energy company BP, who retained the asset after selling the Forties oilfield to Apache Corp. in 2003...
in the North SeaNorth SeaIn the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively... - Frames Per StopFrames Per StopFrames per stop is a term used in the bowling industry by technicians, manufacturers, and others involved in this recreation industry. The term refers to how many frames, on average, a group of pinsetters is able to operate without a stop, which is a malfunction or other condition which requires...
, a bowling technician industry term - Frontal Protection SystemFrontal Protection SystemA Frontal Protection System is a device fitted to the front end of a vehicle to protect both pedestrians and cyclists who are involved in the unfortunate event of a front end collision with a vehicle....