Learn in the textbookAdvanced Systems and Business Software Packages
DefinitionCPS (CPS) takes the initials of Cyber-Physical System and is the abbreviation for a cyber-physical system.
ExplanationIt means exactly the same thing as a cyber-physical system: a setup that gathers real-world data, analyzes it and sends the results back to the real world. Reports and articles sometimes use just the three letters CPS in place of the full Japanese name.
Memory hookC is Cyber (inside the computer), P is Physical (the tangible world), and S is System. Read the letters in order: S joins the two worlds of C and P.