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систе́мный тик — meaning in English

sistemnyy tik

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English meaning

  • jiffy noun (informal) A very short amount of time.

Senses

систе́мный тик is used for these senses in English:

  • jiffy (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.

jiffy — full definition

  1. noun (informal) A very short amount of time.
  2. noun A precise unit of time set by a computer's internal clock, often one hundredth of a second.
  3. noun The length of one cycle of alternating electric current, either a fiftieth or sixtieth of a second.
  4. noun The time light takes to travel a set short distance, often one centimetre.
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