SPEEDUP

acceleration, quickening, speedup

(noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

speedup (countable and uncountable, plural speedups)

An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.

(chiefly, computing) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.

(labor, politics) An employer's demand for more output without more pay.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 April 2025

UNMARRIED

(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”


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