- Whetstone
- Original name in latin WhetstoneName in other languageState code USContinent/City America/Phoenixlongitude 31.95731latitude -110.34202altitude 1237Population 2617Date 2011-05-14
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Whetstone — es un pequeño benchmark científico diseñado en el Laboratorio Nacional de Física de Inglaterra. Se lo considera uno de los padres de los benchmarks sintéticos por ser el primero diseñado específicamente con ese fin. Hoy en día forma parte de… … Wikipedia Español
Whetstone — Whetstone синтетический тест производительности (бенчмарк) для компьютеров.[1] Изначально написан в ноябре 1972 года на языке программирования Алгол 60 в National Physical Laboratory в Великобритании на базе статистики поведения программ,… … Википедия
WHETSTONE (G.) — WHETSTONE GEORGE (1544? 1587) Ayant dilapidé son maigre héritage, George Whetstone se fit soldat en 1572. Il combattit aux Pays Bas, où il devint l’ami de Gascoigne. Son esprit d’aventure le conduisit sur les mers (expédition à Terre Neuve, en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Whetstone — (englisch für „Wetzstein“) ist der Name eines EDV Benchmark Programmes, um die Geschwindigkeit und Effizienz von Computern vergleichbar zu messen. Als Ergebnis liefert das Programm eine Zahl, welche die „whetstone instructions per seconds“, also… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whetstone — est un programme de test de performance[1]. Il a été écrit en 1972 en Algol 60 au National Physical Laboratory au Royaume Uni. Il a initialement mesuré la puissance de calcul dans des unités de kilo Whetstone Instructions Per Second (kWIPS). Cela … Wikipédia en Français
Whetstone — Whet stone , n. [AS. hwetst[=a]n.] A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools. [1913 Webster] The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits. Shak. [1913 Webster] Diligence is to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whetstone — Whetstone, AZ U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2354 Housing Units (2000): 1056 Land area (2000): 11.801071 sq. miles (30.564633 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.801071 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Whetstone, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2354 Housing Units (2000): 1056 Land area (2000): 11.801071 sq. miles (30.564633 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.801071 sq. miles (30 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
whetstone — (n.) O.E. hwetstan; see WHET (Cf. whet) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
whetstone — ► NOUN ▪ a fine grained stone used for sharpening cutting tools … English terms dictionary
whetstone — [hwet′stōn΄, wet′stōn΄] n. [ME whetston < OE hwetstan < hwettan (see WHET) + stan, STONE] an abrasive stone for sharpening knives or other edged tools … English World dictionary
