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clocks
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n. Processor logic cycles, so called because each generally corresponds to
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one clock pulse in the processor's timing. The relative execution times of
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instructions on a machine are usually discussed in clocks rather than
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absolute fractions of a second; one good reason for this is that clock
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speeds for various models of the machine may increase as technology
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improves, and it is usually the relative times one is interested in when
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discussing the instruction set. Compare cycle , jiffy.
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