Clock drift — refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at the exact right speed compared to another clock. That is, after some time the clock drifts apart from the other clock. This phenomenon is also used for instance in computers to… … Wikipedia
Clock gating — is a power saving technique used in many synchronous circuits Description Clock gating is a popular technique used in many synchronous circuits for reducing dynamic power dissipation. Clock gating saves power by adding more logic to a circuit to… … Wikipedia
Hardware overlay — Hardware overlay, a type of video overlay, is a method of rendering an image to a display screen with a dedicated memory buffer inside computer video hardware, to display a fast moving video image such as a computer game, a DVD, or the signal… … Wikipedia
clock speed — noun (computing) The speed of a microprocessor s internal clock, controlling the rate at which it can make calculations, expressed in megahertz • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * clock speed UK US noun [countable] [singular clock speed … Useful english dictionary
Hardware random number generator — This SSL Accelerator computer card uses a hardware random number generator to generate cryptographic keys to encrypt data sent over computer networks. In computing, a hardware random number generator is an apparatus that generates random numbers… … Wikipedia
Clock port — The clock port is a commonly used term for the real time clock interface of the Amiga 1200 computer. The port is a remnant of an abandoned design feature for addition of internal RAM and a clock for time keeping. However, it was later widely used … Wikipedia
Hardware description language — In electronics, a hardware description language or HDL is any language from a class of computer languages and/or programming languages for formal description of electronic circuits. It can describe the circuit s operation, its design and… … Wikipedia
Clock generator — A desktop PC clock generator, based on the chip ICS 952018AF and 14.3 MHz resonator (on the left) … Wikipedia
Clock-Signal — Es gibt verschiedene Bedeutungen des Begriffes „Taktsignal“. Allgemein bedeutet „Taktsignal“, dass es sich um ein elektrisches Signal mit zwei verschiedenen Spannungspegeln handelt, die zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten anliegen und wiederkehren.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hardware interrupt — An interrupt or request for service generated by a hardware device, such as a keystroke or a tick from the clock. Because the processor may receive several such signals simultaneously, hardware interrupts are usually assigned a priority level… … Dictionary of networking
Clock tick — Ein Jiffy bezeichnet im englischen ein kurzes, häufig nicht näher spezifiziertes Zeitintervall (ähnlich dem deutschen „Augenblick“ oder „Moment“). Es wird vermutet, dass der Begriff aus dem kriminellen Slang des 18. Jahrhunderts stammt.[1] In… … Deutsch Wikipedia
