[98807] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Jiffy Ques.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bruce Richardson)
Tue Nov 10 18:20:26 1998
From: Bruce Richardson <brichardson@lineone.net>
To: "'David E. Fox'" <dfox@belvdere.vip.best.com>,
"'redhat-list@redhat.com'" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 22:03:09 -0000
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David Fox wrote:
>A jiffy is a clock tick -- 1/100 sec on Intel systems.
>Any knowledge of the etymology? I don't think it has much to do with
>Jiffy pop popcorn (yum) :)
In Britain a jiffy is (and has been as long as I can remember) a short
period of time, as in 'I'll have it finished in a jiffy'. Look no further
than Intel staff from the U.K. (or Commonwealth) with a silly sense of
humour.
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