English noun: MIPS | |||
1. | MIPS (quantity) (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system) | ||
Samples | 4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second. | ||
Synonyms | million instructions per second | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unit, unit of measurement | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||