chip rate

chip rate definition - telecom
In spread spectrum (SS) radio, the rate at which chips, or code symbols, are used to modulate the data bits. The chip rate is expressed in chips per second (cps). See also bit, chip, code, modulate, SS, and symbol.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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