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- US Pronunciation
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- [mips]
- /mɪps/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mips]
- /mɪps/
Definitions of mips word
- noun Technical meaning of mips 1. (unit, benchmark) Million instructions per second. The unit commonly used to give the rate at which a processor executes instructions. Often rendered by hackers as "Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed" or in other unflattering ways. This expresses a nearly universal attitude about the value of most benchmark claims, said attitude being one of the great cultural divides between hackers and marketroids. The etymologically incorrect singular "1 MIP" is sometimes heard. See also KIPS and GIPS. 2. VAX MIPS. 3. (processor) Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages. 4. (company) MIPS Technologies, Inc. 1
- abbreviation MIPS million instructions per second 0
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Parts of speech for Mips
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mips popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Antonyms for mips
abbreviation mips
- ps — postscript: addition to letter
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