Glossary
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W
Wwatts
waveform multiple voltage readings taken at a specific sampling rate
word thestandard number of bits that a processor or memory manipulates at one
time. Microprocessors typically use 8-, 16-, or 32-bit words
workingvoltage the highest voltagethat should be applied to a product in normal use,
normally well under the breakdownvoltage for safety margin
Z
zero-overhead
looping
the ability of a high-performance processor to repeat instructions without
requiring time to branch to the beginning of the instructions
zero-wait-state
memory
memory fastenough that the processor does not haveto wait during any
readsand writesto the memory