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jiffy (dict)

Jiffy

• A short period of time or a moment. The origin of the word is unknown, but is believed to have first appeared in 1779.
• In computing, the duration of one tick of the system timer interrupt. Typically, this time is 0.01 seconds.
• In physics, the time taken for light to travel one centimetre (sometimes one foot, or sometimes the width of a nucleon) - see speed of light
• In electronics, the time between alternating current power cycles (1/60 or 1/50 of a second) - see alternating current
• An indeterminate amount of time from a few seconds to forever.

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