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 Definitions for MIPS: WordNet (r) 2.0
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MIPS
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed
of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS
is 4,000,000 instructions per second" [syn: {million
instructions per second}]
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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MIPS
Microprocessor without Interlocked Piped Stages
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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MIPS
Million Instructions Per Second (CPU)
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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MIPS /mips/ n. [abbreviation] 1. A measure of computing speed;
formally, `Million Instructions Per Second' (that's 10^6 per second, not
2^(20)!); often rendered by hackers as `Meaningless Indication of
Processor Speed' or in other unflattering ways, such as `Meaningless
Information Provided by Salesmen'. This joke expresses an attitude
nearly universal among hackers about the value of most benchmark
claims, said attitude being one of the great cultural divides between
hackers and marketroids (see also BogoMIPS). The singular is
sometimes `1 MIP' even though this is clearly etymologically wrong. See
also KIPS and GIPS. 2. Computers, especially large computers,
considered abstractly as sources of computrons. "This is just a
workstation; the heavy MIPS are hidden in the basement." 3. The
corporate name of a particular RISC-chip company. 4. Acronym for
`Meaningless Information per Second' (a joke, prob. from sense 1).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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MIPS
1. 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. {Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline
Stages}.
4. {MIPS Technologies, Inc.}
[Jargon File]
(1996-03-01)
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