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MIPS
abbr.
million instructions per second

MIPS [mɪps]
n Computing
acronym for
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) million instructions per second
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Noun1.MIPS - (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)MIPS - (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
Translations
MIPS [mɪps] NPL ABBR =millions of instructions per secondMIPS mpl


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