JargonFile/entries/crank.txt

crank

vt. [from automotive slang] Verb used to describe the performance of a
machine, especially sustained performance. This box cranks (or, cranks at)
about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations.
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Limit line lengths 2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00			`vt. [from automotive slang] Verb used to describe the performance of a`
			`machine, especially sustained performance. This box cranks (or, cranks at)`
			`about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations.`