cycle

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And we've got 40% idle cycles on the backend.

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Quick take

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cycle gathered in one view.

noun

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

noun

a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"

noun

a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cycle.

noun

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

noun

a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"

noun

a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

noun

the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

noun

a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"

noun

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

verb

cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"

verb

pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"

verb

ride a motorcycle

verb

ride a bicycle

verb

recur in repeating sequences

Example sentences

And we've got 40% idle cycles on the backend.

Granted, this was a real-time MP3 encoder on an ARM7, but the cycles were there.

I'm a huge fan of this fast iteration cycle in development.

Suppose you want a unit fraction 1/n with decimals that cycle through the 4-digit sequence abcd.

And only consumers can set in motion this virtuous cycle of increasing demand and hiring.

I can't help but feel like this is just the next obvious cycle in design fashion and as such it's not something to get so worked up about.

Go look at Turbo Pascal if you want to know how to make the build/debug/run cycle fast.- Claiming that C is callable from anywhere via its standard ABI equates all the world with Unix.

I've been through that exact cycle, of building a portfolio of games, having some big hits fund growing the company, then taking on bigger projects before the inevitable collapse.

He's going to bust his ass to make the code work, for a salary half of his market rate, and in return he gets a tiny sliver of the company that gives him no real control, on a 4-year vesting cycle.

When \n the power is cycled in this state, a sort of self-destruct \n mechanism is triggered, rendering the drive unresponsive.\n\nSo you enter a read-only mode, and then on power cycle you self-destruct, making the intact data inaccessible?

Amazon's internal existence is a depressing cycle of: hire people, people spend eons learning how the previous guys did it, people write code, people get fed up and leave, hire more people, people spend eons learning how the previous guys did it...If any Amazonian management is reading, I have one thing I really want to drive home: stop being so fucking "frugal" with equipment.