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Jiffy

A jiffy can mean several different time intervals:

  • A short period of time or a moment
  • In computing, the duration of one tick of the system clock on your computer - see clock cycle
  • In physics, the time taken for light to travel one centimetre (sometimes one foot) - see speed of light

References: FOLDOC (http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?jiffy), Jargon File (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/jiffy)


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