Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girl-hour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: girl-hour
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of computing power in the context of 1940s–1970s technology equal to one female worker working for one hour, for example, writing code or entering data to punch cards.

Example Sentences

"THEN by adopting automatic cartoning machine, productivity per girl-hour was increased by one-third."

Etymology

From girl + hour.

Inflected Forms

girl-hours (plural)

Phrases

kilogirl-hour

Frequently Paired Words

kilogirl-hour

Questions

What does girl-hour mean?: A unit of computing power in the context of 1940s–1970s technology equal to one female worker working for one hour, for example, writing code or entering data to punch cards.
Where does girl-hour come from?: From girl + hour.

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