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Speedup vs Uplift - What's the difference?

speedup | uplift |

As nouns the difference between speedup and uplift

is that speedup is an amount or rate of decrease in time taken while uplift is the act or result of being uplifted.

As a verb uplift is

to raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

speedup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An amount or rate of decrease in time taken.
  • (chiefly, computing) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
  • (labor, politics) an employer's demand for more output without more pay
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    • uplift

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of being uplifted.
  • (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
  • (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

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