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underclock

underclock verb: to modify (a CPU) by the use of underclocking.

Verb

underclock (third-person singular simple present underclocks, present participle underclocking, simple past and past participle underclocked)

  1. (transitive) To modify (a CPU) by the use of underclocking.

Forms of underclock

third-person singular presentunderclocks
present participleunderclocking
past participleunderclocked
pastunderclocked

Origin of underclock

From under- + clock.

Questions about underclock

What does underclock mean?
Underclock means to modify (a CPU) by the use of underclocking.
What part of speech is underclock?
Underclock is a verb.
What is the past tense of underclock?
The past tense of underclock is underclocked.

Words near underclock in the dictionary

  1. undercliffs
  2. undercloak
  3. undercloaked
  4. undercloaking
  5. undercloaks
  6. underclock
  7. underclocked
  8. underclocking
  9. underclocks
  10. undercloth
  11. underclothe

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