Damage Per Second

Damage Per Second (DPS) is the average amount of damage a Weapon, Character or Skill can deal per second. The DPS on a Weapon in Diablo 3 is determined by the Weapon's damage as well as by the Attacks Per Second of the Weapon.

There are also Skills in Diablo 3 that deal Damage Per Second or Damage Over Time (DoT). As long as an enemy is in the Area of Effect or is affect by a DoT Ability, that enemy will take a certain amount of damage every second.

Also See:
Bleed Effects
Damage Over Time

The Following Is A List Of Each Class' Skills That Deal Damage Per Second:

Demon Hunter Skills That Deal Damage Per Second

Caltrops (Jagged Spikes)
Grenades (Gas Grenades)
Rain of Vengeance
Rain of Vengeance (Dark Cloud)
Rain of Vengeance (Anathema)

Monk Skills That Deal Damage Per Second

Sweeping Wind
Way of the Hundred Fists (Fists of Fury)
Mantra of Conviction (Submission)

Witch Doctor Skills That Deal Damage Per Second

Plague of Toads (Rain of Toads)
Grasp of the Dead
Zombie Charger (Leperous Zombie)
Corpse Spiders (Spider Queen)
Firebomb (Fire Pit)
Spirit Walk (Severance)
Gargantuan (Big Stinker)
Locust Swarm (Diseased Swarm)
Spirit Barrage (Phantasm)
Acid Cloud
Mass Confusion (Mass Hallucination)
Wall of Zombies

Wizard Skills That Deal Damage Per Second

Ice Armor (Frozen Storm)
Shock Pulse (Living Lightning)
Energy Twister
Hydra (Brimstone Serpent)
Hydra (Venom Hydra)
Ray of Frost (Black Ice)
Blizzard
Meteor

Follower Skills That Deal Damage Per Second

Enchantress (Scorched Earth)