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KIPS /kips/ N. [abbreviation, By Analogy With MIPS Using K] Thousands (not 1024s) Of Instructions Per Second.
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KIPS /kips/ n.
[abbreviation, by analogy with MIPS
using K] Thousands (not 1024s) of Instructions Per
Second. Usage: rare.
Related:
KIPS: /kips/ [abbreviation, by analogy with {MIPS} using {K}] n.
Thousands (*not* 1024s) of Instructions Per Second....
GIPS /gips/ or /jips/ n. [analogy with MIPS] Giga-Instructions per Second (also possibly `Gillions of Instructions per Second'
ee gillion). In 1991, this is used of only a handful of highly parallel machines, but this is expected to change....
GIPS: /gips/ or /jips/ [analogy with {MIPS}] n. Giga-Instructions per Second (also possibly `Gillions of Instructions per Second'
ee {gillion}). In 1991, this is used of only a handful of highly parallel machines, but this is expected to change....
MIPS: /mips/ [abbreviation] n. 1. A measure of computing speed
formally, `Million Instructions Per Second' (that's 10^6 per second, not 2^(20)!...
MIPS /mips/ n. [abbreviation] 1. A measure of computing speed
formally, `Million Instructions Per Second' (that's 10^6 per second, not 2^(20)!...
dynner /din'r/ n. 32 bits, by analogy with nybble and byte.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also playte, tayste, crumb....
baud: /bawd/ [simplified from its technical meaning] n.
Bits per second. Hence kilobaud or Kbaud, thousands of bits per second....
playte /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with nybble and byte.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also dynner and crumb....
dynner: /din'r/ 32 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and {{byte}}.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}....