rated speed

rated speed

[′rād·əd ′spēd] (computer science) The maximum operating speed that can be sustained by a data-processing device or communications line, not allowing for periodic pauses for various reasons such as carriage return on a printer.

rated speed

The speed in feet (or meters) per minute at which a device, apparatus, conveyance, elevator, etc., is designed to operate in the upward direction with the rated load.