BogoMIPS
(computing, slang) A crude informal measurement of CPU speed, made by the Linux kernel while booting and used to calibrate an internal busy loop.
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(computing, slang) A crude informal measurement of CPU speed, made by the Linux kernel while booting and used to calibrate an internal busy loop.
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