MIPS
| Meaning |
Millions of Instructions Per Second |
| Type |
Acronym |
| Popularity |
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Rare |
| Usage |
Online Only (chat, messaging, e-mail) |
| Comments |
Used to measure raw computing speed, but does not take into account several factors (such as how complex the instructions are, what the computer's I/O speed is, etc.) Therefore, Megahertz and Gigahertz are more commonly used. |
| Example |
"Older computer systems would often measure processing performance in MIPS." |
| Updated |
July 27, 2023 |
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