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WHETSTONES [3 records]

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Record 1 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Quarried Stone - Various
DEF

Any of various hard rocks, as a quartzose mica schist used for whetstones or a hard limestone used in building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Pierres diverses (Carrières)
OBS

(siliceuse).

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Testing and Debugging
DEF

Name of a benchmark program that tests a general mix of instructions.

OBS

The results of the program are expressed in Dhrystones per second, which is the number of times the program can be executed in one second. Contrast with Whetstones, which tests floating point operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Test et débogage
DEF

Nom d'un programme d'essai.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
CONT

Whetstone is the name of a benchmark program that tests floating point operations

OBS

The results of the program are expressed in Whetstones per second. Whetstone I tests 32-bit, and Whetstone II tests 64-bit floating point operations. Contrast with Dhrystones, which test a general mix of instructions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
DEF

Nom d'un programme qui sert à vérifier la performance d'un ordinateur.

Spanish

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