Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t-state

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: t-s-tate
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single clock pulse of a microprocessor.

Example Sentences

"The execution of a microprocessor instruction involves an M1 cycle comprising four T-states and an M2 cycle requiring five T-states."

Inflected Forms

T-states (plural)

Phrases

clock cycle

Frequently Paired Words

clock cycle

Questions

What does t-state mean?: A single clock pulse of a microprocessor.

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