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Reclock vs Downclock - What's the difference?

reclock | downclock | Hypernyms |

Downclock is a hypernym of reclock.

Downclock is a hyponym of reclock.



In transitive computing terms the difference between reclock and downclock

is that reclock is to modify the clock speed of while downclock is to reduce the clock speed of.

reclock

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (computing) To modify the clock speed of.
  • * 1999 , PC Mag (volume 18, number 6, 23 March 1999, page 87)
    • And what's the big deal if people reclock their chips? “It gives us a bad reputation when a reclocked system fails!” says Intel.

    Hyponyms

    * downclock * upclock

    downclock

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing) To reduce the clock speed of.

    • Hypernyms

    * reclock