"clock cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clock cycles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clock cycle (plural clock cycles)
  1. (computing) The time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that regulates the tempo of the computer processor. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (time between adjacent pulses): traktoperiodo (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-clock_cycle-en-noun-Ngr1B4mP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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