kWIPS
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KWIPS
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kWIPS
pl
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computing
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Initialism of
kilo
Whetstone
instructions
per
second
.
1994
, John R. Newport,
Avionic Systems Design
, CRC Press,
→ISBN
,
page
192
:
A machine which executes 5,000
KWIPS
is often called a 5 MIPS machine in the performance jargon, which represents millions of Whetstones, not thousands.
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