Dhrystone
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A measure of the Dhrystone benchmark, calibrated to some reference architecture.
"While the average Dhrystones per task decline rapidly after five, the total number of Dhrystones increases until the number of tasks […]"
- 1 A microprocessor benchmark measuring primarily fixed-point arithmetic performance.
Example
More examples"While the average Dhrystones per task decline rapidly after five, the total number of Dhrystones increases until the number of tasks […]"
Etymology
A pun combining Whetstone + drystone.
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