microseconds
Millionths of seconds
Microseconds are millionths of a second.
The unit measures intervals too brief for human perception but significant in computing, physics, and engineering.
Light travels about 300 meters in a microsecond.
The processor executes thousands of instructions per microsecond.
Often abbreviated μs.
Delay in system response
- nanosecondsBillionths of seconds
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- clock speedProcessor cycle rate
- processing timeDuration to complete computation
cache · bandwidth · response time · throughput · buffer · execution · ping · jitter
Determining size or amount
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
sampling rate · frequency · hertz · megahertz · pulse · waveform · interval · detection
Duration of light capture
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- exposureState of being unprotected
- speedlightPortable photographic strobe
droplet · splash · bullet time · stop-action · triggering · burst mode · light pulse · capture
Semiconductor signal switch
- fall timeSeason after summer
- delayEnforced waiting period
- clock cycleProcessor's basic time unit
- capacitanceElectrical charge storage measure
semiconductor · microcontroller · analog-to-digital · sampling · logic gates
Rapid oscillation rate
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
- colocationShared hosting facility
- flash crashSudden, brief securities collapse
- trading systemsInfrastructure for market transactions
front-running · timestamp · low-latency · arbitrage · order book
latency
Delay in system response
- nanosecondsBillionths of seconds
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- clock speedProcessor cycle rate
processing time · cache · bandwidth · response time · throughput · buffer · execution · ping · jitter · overhead
measurement
Determining size or amount
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
calibration · sampling rate · frequency · hertz · megahertz · pulse · waveform · interval · detection · sensor
shutter speed
Duration of light capture
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- exposureState of being unprotected
speedlight · droplet · splash · bullet time · stop-action · triggering · burst mode · light pulse · capture
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- fall timeSeason after summer
- delayEnforced waiting period
- clock cycleProcessor's basic time unit
capacitance · semiconductor · microcontroller · analog-to-digital · sampling · logic gates
high-frequency
Rapid oscillation rate
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
- colocationShared hosting facility
- flash crashSudden, brief securities collapse
trading systems · front-running · timestamp · low-latency · arbitrage · order book
microsecondseons
Immense spans of time
millennia · centuries · ages · eternities · geological ages