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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  BogoMIPS /bo'go-mips/ n. The number of million times a second a
     processor can do absolutely nothing. The {Linux} OS measures BogoMIPS at
     startup in order to calibrate some soft timing loops that will be used
     later on; details at the BogoMIPS mini-HOWTO (http://www.clifton.nl/).
     The name Linus chose, of course, is an ironic comment on the uselessness
     of all _other_ {MIPS} figures.


  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  BogoMips
       
           (From "bogus", "{MIPS}") The timing unit of the {Linux}
          {kernel}.
       
          A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of {processor} speed
          made by the {Linux} {kernel} when it {boots}, to calibrate an
          internal {busy-loop}.
       
          {BogoMips MiniHowto
          (http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/BogoMips.html)}.
       
          (1999-05-06)
       
       

















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