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clock speed

The internal heartbeat of a computer, also known as "clock rate." The clock circuit uses fixed vibrations generated from a quartz crystal to deliver a steady stream of pulses to the CPU. See clock and MHz.

clock speed [′kläk ‚spēd]

(electronics)

clock frequency

clock speed - clock rate

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