Definition/Meaning of ips

• English - Symbol: ips (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of inch (es) per second . July 3, 1982, Brian Chin, Billboard, page 40: The contest calls for a 15 to 17 minute mixed program (on cassette or 7½ ips quarter-track tape reel) of West End material only, and a five minute radio edit, marked with the DJ's name and address on the box.