wpm

See also: WPM

English

Alternative forms

• WPM

Noun

wpm (plural wpm)

1. Initialism of words per minute (“a measure of speed, as of output, typing, reading, or speech”).

   Coordinate terms: cps, ppm

   • 2010, Ivan Misner, David Alexander, Brian Hilliard, Networking Like a Pro: Turning Contacts Into Connections, Entrepreneur Press, →ISBN, page 98:

     So, if you're thinking at 400 and the person you're talking to is speaking at 150, then what you do with that extra 250 wpm capacity is going to determine how good a listener you are.

Further reading

• words per minute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• MWP, PWM