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whetstone benchmark
whetstone benchmark A benchmark program built up from a carefully selected mix of computer instructions and data types selected to be “typical” for scientific calculations. The whetstone metric so obtained has been widely used to measure comparative processing performance of hardware/software systems. The metric was developed by ICL at Whetstone, England.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "whetstone benchmark." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "whetstone benchmark." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-whetstonebenchmark.html JOHN DAINTITH. "whetstone benchmark." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-whetstonebenchmark.html |
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whetstone
whet·stone / ˈ(h)wetˌstōn/ • n. a fine-grained stone used for sharpening cutting tools. |
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"whetstone." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whetstone." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whetstone.html "whetstone." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whetstone.html |
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