The internal heartbeat of a computer, also known as "clock rate." The clock circuit uses fixed vibrations generated from a quartz crystal to deliver a steady stream of pulses to the CPU. See clock and MHz.
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- Software downloads 2009-10-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Software downloads 2009-10-18
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- Software downloads 2009-10-10
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
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