BogoMips

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(From "bogus", "MIPS") The timing unit of the Linux kernel.

A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of processor speed made by the Linux kernel when it boots, to calibrate an internal busy-loop.

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Last updated: 1999-05-06

Nearby terms:

BOF ♦ BOFH ♦ bogometer ♦ BogoMips ♦ bogon ♦ bogon filter ♦ bogon flux ♦ bogosity

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