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million instructions per second

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million instructions per second [′mil·yən in′strək·shənz pər ′sek·ənd]
(computer science)
A unit used to measure the speed at which a computer's central processing unit can process instructions. Abbreviated MIPS.


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In 1978, a Cray supercomputer processed 160 million instructions per second and cost $20 million, according to Peppers and Rogers.
But model IV is capable of taking up to 16 such boards, boosting computing speeds to 8 million instructions per second (mips).
NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that it continues the relentless production rollout of its 16-bit dsPIC(R) Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) with two devices that offer designers performance speeds of 30 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS), self-programming capabilities via Flash memory, and industrial and extended temperature ranges.
 
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