kWIPS

English

Alternative forms

• KWIPS

Noun

kWIPS pl (plural only)

1. (computing) Initialism of kilo Whetstone instructions per second.
   • 1994, John R. Newport, Avionic Systems Design, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 192:

     A machine which executes 5,000 KWIPS is often called a 5 MIPS machine in the performance jargon, which represents millions of Whetstones, not thousands.