Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "BPS" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu ma’anoni masu yiwuwa:A cikin fasaha ko kwamfuta, BPS na iya tsayawa a matsayin “bits per second,” wanda shine ma’aunin canja wurin bayanai.A cikin magani. ko ilimin halin dan Adam, BPS na iya tsayawa ga "biopsychosocial," wanda shine samfurin kiwon lafiya wanda ke yin la'akari da ilimin halitta, tunani, da kuma zamantakewa. A cikin kudi, BPS na iya tsayawa ga "tushen tushe," wanda shine naúrar ma'aunin da aka yi amfani da shi don kwatanta canjin kashi a cikin kayan aikin kuɗi. BPS kuma na iya zama gagarabadau ga ƙungiyoyi daban-daban, kamar British Psychological Society, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, ko Botswana Power Corporation .