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2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clocks n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender pinlike fruits that stick straight up often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: clocks n. Processor logic cycles, so called because each generally corresponds to one clock pulse in the processor's timing. The relative execution times of instructions on a machine are usually discussed in clocks rather than absolute fractions of a second one good reason for this is that clock speeds for various models of the machine may increase as technology improves, and it is usually the relative times one is interested in when discussing the instruction set Compare {cycle}, {jiffy}.
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