From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclock speedˈclock speed noun [countable usually singular] technical a measurement of how quickly a computer’s CPU (=main controlling part) can deal with instructions a clock speed of 1 gigahertz
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clock speed• For example, the 6x686-P200 system I tested uses a Cyrix chip with a clock speed of 166 megahertz.• The new iterations will feature a higher clock speed processor and two chips per board.• This is used to indicate the clock speed of computers.From Longman Business Dictionaryclock speedˈclock speed noun [countable usually singular]COMPUTING the speed at which a computer operates and deals with information, usually measured in Megahertz or Gigahertz 