2 definitions found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
clocks
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed
by slender pinlike fruits that stick straight up often
grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},
{alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {pin grass}, {pin
clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
clocks n. Processor logic cycles, so called because each
generally corresponds to one clock pulse in the processor's timing.
The relative execution times of instructions on a machine are usually
discussed in clocks rather than absolute fractions of a second one
good reason for this is that clock speeds for various models of the
machine may increase as technology improves, and it is usually the
relative times one is interested in when discussing the instruction set
Compare {cycle}, {jiffy}.
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