CPS
Child welfare agency
CPS is an abbreviation with several common meanings depending on context.
In child welfare, it's Child Protective Services—the government agency that investigates abuse and neglect: CPS took the children into custody.
In computing and gaming, it's clicks per second or cycles per second.
In education, it may refer to a school district (Chicago Public Schools) or the Crown Prosecution Service in British law.
Protecting minors' wellbeing
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- caseworkerAgency employee helping clients
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- neglectFailure to provide care
abuse · foster care · removal · family court · mandated reporter · home visit · intake · substantiation
Government's trial lawyer
- criminal caseLegal proceeding for offenses
- court proceedingsFormal judicial process
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
indictment · conviction · public prosecutor · criminal justice
Geographic education administrative unit
- superintendentChief administrative official
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- public educationCommunal, tax-funded schooling
- board of educationGoverning body for schools
charter schools · teachers union · school closings · magnet schools · school reform
Processing rate over time
- data transferMoving information electronically
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serial communicationSending bits consecutively
- typing speedKeyboard input rate
Federal mail carrier north
- mail deliveryConveying correspondence to recipients
- parcel serviceBusiness delivering packages
- courierDelivery person or service
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
child welfare
Protecting minors' wellbeing
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- caseworkerAgency employee helping clients
- investigationFormal examination of facts
neglect · abuse · foster care · removal · family court · mandated reporter · home visit · intake · substantiation · reunification
prosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
- criminal caseLegal proceeding for offenses
- court proceedingsFormal judicial process
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
magistrate · indictment · conviction · public prosecutor · criminal justice
school district
Geographic education administrative unit
- superintendentChief administrative official
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- public educationCommunal, tax-funded schooling
board of education · charter schools · teachers union · school closings · magnet schools · school reform
throughput
Processing rate over time
- data transferMoving information electronically
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serial communicationSending bits consecutively
bridging
Connecting separated things
- comboItems grouped together
- speed testMeasurement of quickness
Canada Post
Federal mail carrier north
- mail deliveryConveying correspondence to recipients
- parcel serviceBusiness delivering packages
- courierDelivery person or service
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- UK criminal lawarrest, burglary, manslaughter, robbery, arson
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- criminal courtstrials, courtroom, verdicts, defendants, accused
Service arranging child placement