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clock cycle

clock cycle noun: the time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that regulates the tempo of the computer processor.

Noun

clock cycle (plural clock cycles)

  1. The time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that regulates the tempo of the computer processor.

Forms of clock cycle

pluralclock cycles

Questions about clock cycle

What does clock cycle mean?
Clock cycle means the time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that regulates the tempo of the computer processor.
What part of speech is clock cycle?
Clock cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of clock cycle?
The plural of clock cycle is clock cycles.

Words near clock cycle in the dictionary

  1. clock
  2. clock app
  3. clock arithmetic
  4. clock calm
  5. clock calms
  6. clock cycle
  7. clock cycles
  8. clock down
  9. clock face
  10. clock faces
  11. clock gable

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