TPS or Tps may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Télévision Par Satellite Télévision Par Satellite (; TPS) was a French company that offered subscription television packages via satellite. It was created in 1996 by Eutelsat and Arte, soon joined by the TF1 Group, the M6 Group, France Télévisions, RTL Group, ...

, a French satellite television company *

Third-person shooter Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em ...

, a game genre * Torsonic Polarity Syndrome, in ''South Park'' animation * Trailer Park Sex, a band from Hamburg-St.Pauli, Germany *Transmission Parameters Signalling, in

DVB-T DVB-T, short for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial, is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in Singapore in Fe ...

digital TV standard *

Turner Program Services Turner Program Services was the syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting System, Turner Broadcasting. It served the same purpose as Turner Entertainment Co.'s distribution unit, with the exception that TPS was more involved in distributing televisi ...

, TV syndication

In government and politics

Temporary protected status Temporary protected status (TPS) is given by the United States government to eligible nationals of designated countries, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, who are present in the United States. In general, the Secretary of Hom ...

, a non-immigration designation in the United States *

Toronto Police Service The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is a municipal police force in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the primary agency responsible for providing law enforcement and policing services in Toronto. Established in 1834, it was the first local police se ...

Toronto Paramedic Services The City of Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS; formerly known as Toronto Emergency Medical Services) is the statutory emergency medical services provider in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service is operated as a division of the City of Toronto, unde ...

Telangana Praja Samithi Telangana Praja Samithi or Telangana Peoples Convention was an Indian political party which fought for statehood for the Telangana region. History TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Ananthula Madan Mohan, but later ...

, an Indian political party * U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California

In mathematics, science, and technology

In computing

TPS report A TPS report ("test procedure specification") is a document used by a quality assurance group or individual, particularly in software engineering, that describes the testing procedures and the testing process. Definition The official definition a ...

, Test Procedure Specification, in quality assurance *

Transaction processing system A transaction processing system (TPS) is a computer software, software system, or software/computer hardware, hardware combination, that supports transaction processing. History The first transaction processing system was Sabre (computer system), ...

* Transactions per second, usually in database management or digital currencies *

Transition path sampling Transition path sampling (TPS) is a rare-event sampling method used in computer simulations of rare events: physical or chemical transitions of a system from one stable state to another that occur too rarely to be observed on a computer timescale. ...

, in rare event sampling * Treatment planning system, in medical physics and radiation oncology This TSP Calculator is an independent tool designed to provide users with an estimate of potential annuity payments based on various input factors.https://tspcalculators.net/

In mathematics

* Theorem Proving System, Carnegie Mellon University system *

Twin Prime Search Twin Prime Search (TPS) is a volunteer computing project that looks for large twin primes. It uses the programs LLR (for primality testing) and NewPGen (for sieving). It was founded on April 13, 2006, by Michael Kwok. In number theory, it is conje ...

, computing project seeking large twin primes *

Thin plate spline Thin plate splines (TPS) are a spline-based technique for data interpolation and smoothing. They were introduced to geometric design by Duchon. They are an important special case of a polyharmonic spline. Robust Point Matching (RPM) is a common ...

, interpolation technique

Other uses in science and technology

Thermal protection system Atmospheric entry (sometimes listed as Vimpact or Ventry) is the movement of an object from outer space into and through the gases of an atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite. Atmospheric entry may be ''uncontrolled entr ...

for spacecraft re-entry *

Thermoplastic-sheathed cable A thermoplastic-sheathed cable (TPS) consists of a toughened outer sheath of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) thermoplastic, covering one or more individual annealed copper conductors, themselves insulated with PVC. This type of wiring is commonly used ...

* Throttle position sensor, in an internal combustion engine *True

potato The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

seed, as distinct from a seed tuber *

Transit signal priority Bus priority or transit signal priority (TSP) is a name for various techniques to improve service and reduce delay for mass transit vehicles at intersections (or junctions) controlled by traffic signals. TSP techniques are most commonly associa ...

for mass transit vehicles at traffic lights

In sports

The Players Series The Players Series, titled as the Webex Players Series for sponsorship reasons, is a series of professional golf tournaments played in Australia with men and women competing in the same field, although they play from different tees. The series beg ...

, a series of professional golf tournaments in Australia Entities and former teams of the sports club Turun Palloseura, based in Turku, Finland: *

Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional association football, football club based in Turku, Finland. Since 2024, the men's team competes in Ykkösliiga, the second highest tier. Nicknamed "''Tepsi''", the club was founded i ...

, Finnish association football club *

HC TPS TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in Turku, Finland, at Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the second all-time most successful team in SM- ...

, an ice hockey team in the Finnish Liiga *

TPS Naiset Turun Palloseura Naiset (), abbreviated TPS Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Auroraliiga. They play in Turku, Southwest Finland at the Kupittaan jäähalli and . The team has played in the Auroraliiga, the Finnish Champion, Finnish ...

, a women's ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga *

Turun Palloseura (floorball) Turun Palloseura Salibandy, also known as TPS Salibandy or simply TPS, is a floorball department of the eponymous sports club. The club is based in and named after Finnish town Turku. The club includes also a football and ice hockey team. The flo ...

, a floorball team in the Finnish Salibandyliiga

Other uses

Telephone Preference Service The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is the United Kingdom's official do not call list. It allows businesses and individuals to opt out of unsolicited marketing calls. Similar do not call lists are implemented in other countries, such as the ...

, a UK telemarketing opt-out telephone list *

Tenants Purchase Scheme Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) is a scheme which allows tenants in public housing estates under the Hong Kong Housing Authority to purchase their flats. The price is set to be much lower than the market prices of private flats and Home Ownersh ...

, a public housing scheme in Hong Kong *

The Pennington School The Pennington School is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school for day and boarding students located in Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey. The school operates for students in sixth through twelfth grades. The Head of S ...

, in New Jersey * The Petersfield School, in southern England *

Toyota Production System The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS is a management system that organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile ...

, organizes manufacturing and logistics * Trapani-Birgi Airport in Italy (IATA airport code) * Tourism Promotion Services, trading name of Serena Hotels Group * Turns per Second, speedcubing term * Think-pair-share, a teaching strategy

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