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

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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