Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mips

/mˈɪps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: mips
IPA: /mˈɪps/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of million instructions per second.

name

Initialism of Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages, a RISC-style instruction set architecture.

noun

Etymology

Analyzable as M- (“mega-, 10⁶x”) + IPS

Word Breakdown

Prefix: M

Derived Forms

DMIPS

Frequently Paired Words

KIPS

Synonyms

million instructions per second

Rhymes With

tips ships lips trips chips clips strips eclipse hips slips grips dips

Questions

How do you pronounce mips?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪps/.
What does mips mean?: Initialism of million instructions per second.
Where does mips come from?: Analyzable as M- (“mega-, 10⁶x”) + IPS

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