clock speed

English

Noun

clock speed (countable and uncountable, plural clock speeds)

(computing) The rate, measured in hertz, at which a processor performs its fundamental operations.

Usage notes

The synonym clock rate is sometimes regarded as a more accurate and correct term for this referent.

Synonyms

clock rate

Related terms

overclock

Translations

rate at which a processor performs

Chinese:
Cantonese: 時鐘頻率, 时钟频率 (si⁴ zung¹ pan⁴ leot⁶^-²)

Mandarin: 時鐘頻率, 时钟频率 (shízhōng pínlǜ), 時脈, 时脉 (shímài), 時脈速度, 时脉速度 (shímài sùdù)
Finnish: kellotaajuus (fi)

French: fréquence d'horloge f, fréquence de base de temps f, fréquence de base f, fréquence de synchronisation f, vitesse d'horloge f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: klokkefrekvens m

Nynorsk: klokkefrekvens m

Further reading

clock speed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“clock speed” (US) / “clock speed” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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