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Speedup

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work. countable, uncountable

    "The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]"

  2. 2
    the act of accelerating; increasing the speed wordnet
  3. 3
    The relationship between time taken and number of processors used. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An employer's demand for more output without more pay. countable, uncountable

    "There were, of course, those observers who argued that since in some industries 50 or 60 per cent of those employed were scientific, technical, and administrative staff, the employer would soon include them in his speedup plans."

Etymology

Deverbal from speed up.

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