"speed-up" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: speed-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from speed up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|speed up}} Deverbal from speed up Head templates: {{en-noun}} speed-up (plural speed-ups)
  1. Alternative spelling of speedup Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: speedup Translations (speed-up): aceleración [feminine] (Spanish), agilización [feminine] (Spanish), acelerón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-speed-up-en-noun-OoMsFpJZ Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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