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Nanosecond : (noun)
1: one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nanosecond :
(ns) 10^-9 seconds; one thousand millionth part of a
second.
This is the unit in which the fundamental logical operations
of modern digital circuits are typically measured. For
example, a microprocessor with a clock frequency of 100
megahertz will have a 10 nanosecond clock period.
(1996-11-15)
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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