Kwips

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Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of kilo Whetstone instructions per second. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of kWIPS. alt-of, plural, plural-only

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"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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