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KWIPS

KWIPS is the alternative letter-case form of kWIPS.

Noun capitalized: kWIPS

kWIPS pl (plural only)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism, plural, plural-only) Initialism of kilo Whetstone instructions per second.
    • A machine which executes 5,000 KWIPS is often called a 5 MIPS machine in the performance jargon, which represents millions of Whetstones, not thousands.1994, John R. Newport, Avionic Systems Design, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 192

Forms of KWIPS

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Questions about KWIPS

What is KWIPS the alternative letter-case form of?
KWIPS is the alternative letter-case form of kWIPS.
What part of speech is KWIPS?
KWIPS is a noun.

Words near KWIPS in the dictionary

  1. kwikker
  2. kwikkest
  3. Kwikwetlem
  4. kwila
  5. Kwinana
  6. KWIPS
  7. kwise
  8. kwitcherbitchin
  9. Kwok
  10. kwolu-aatmwol
  11. Kwoma

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