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Upclock vs Reclock - What's the difference?

upclock | reclock | Hyponyms |

Reclock is a hyponym of upclock.

Reclock is a hypernym of upclock.



In transitive computing terms the difference between upclock and reclock

is that upclock is to increase the clock speed of while reclock is to modify the clock speed of.

upclock

English

Verb

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

    • Hypernyms

    * reclock

    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