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clock speed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈclock speed noun [countable usually singular] technical  a measurement of how quickly a computer’s CPU (=main controlling part) can deal with instructions 时脉速度,时钟速度〔计算机中央处理器处理指令速度的计算单位〕 a clock speed of 1 gigahertz 1千兆赫的时脉速度
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clock speedFor example, the 6x686-P200 system I tested uses a Cyrix chip with a clock speed of 166 megahertz.The new iterations will feature a higher clock speed processor and two chips per board.This is used to indicate the clock speed of computers.
From Longman Business Dictionaryclock speedˈclock speed noun [countable usually singular]COMPUTING the speed at which a computer operates and deals with information, usually measured in Megahertz or Gigahertz
ˈclock speed nounChineseSyllable
Corpus quickly CPU (=main how of controlling part) a measurement a computer’s Business


clock speed
ˈclock speed noun [countable, usually singular] technical
a measurement of how quickly a computer’s CPU (=main controlling part) can deal with instructions:
    a clock speed of 1 gigahertz


clock speedBrE /ˈklɒk spiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklɑːk spiːd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (computing 计算机) the speed at which a computer operates 时钟频率(计算机的运行速率)This machine has a clock speed of 2.6GHz.这台机器的时钟频率为 2.6 千兆赫。