clock speed
noun [C] (also clock rate)Definition
› IT the speed at which a computer can deal with information, usually measured in megahertz or gigahertz (= a measure meaning one million or one billion times a second): The clock speed for the computer should be equal to, or greater than, the speed listed on the software package.
(Definition of clock speed noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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