Computer Time

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Computer Time

 

(also machine time), the time required for an electronic computer to complete a certain set of computational operations. To calculate computer time, the useful operational time of the computer is taken as a percentage or as the average number of hours of operation per 24-hour period. Computer time is a basic indicator in determining charges for the services rendered by a computer center.

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