"Dhrystone" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: A pun combining Whetstone + drystone. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Whetstone|drystone|notext=1}} Whetstone + drystone Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dhrystone
  1. (computing) A microprocessor benchmark measuring primarily fixed-point arithmetic performance. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Dhrystone-en-name-XjSXLMnS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: Dhrystones [plural]
Etymology: A pun combining Whetstone + drystone. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Whetstone|drystone|notext=1}} Whetstone + drystone Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dhrystone (plural Dhrystones)
  1. (computing) A measure of the Dhrystone benchmark, calibrated to some reference architecture. Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: DMIPS
    Sense id: en-Dhrystone-en-noun-99i7t7vq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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