fixed-cycle operation
- noun
- Specialized
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operación de ciclo fijo
- The processor is designed to complete each fixed-cycle operation in exactly ten clock cycles.
Examples
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In embedded systems, a fixed-cycle operation helps ensure predictable response times.
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Automated assembly lines often rely on fixed-cycle operations to maintain consistency and timing.
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A fixed-cycle operation is essential for this machine.
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The system performs a fixed-cycle operation every hour.
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Automated assembly lines often rely on fixed-cycle operations to maintain consistency and timing.
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In embedded systems, a fixed-cycle operation helps ensure predictable response times.
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The processor is designed to complete each fixed-cycle operation in exactly ten clock cycles.
Synonyms
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4.8
Repeating the same instructions in a program until a condition is met
Surface Forms
Morphology
fixed-cycle + operation
The phrase transparently combines 'fixed' (unchanging), 'cycle' (repeated sequence), and 'operation' (a procedure), so the meaning—an operation carried out in a fixed/regular number of cycles—is directly derivable from the parts even though 'fixed-cycle' is hyphenated. This is a regular noun–modifier compound pattern common across languages and standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Fixed-cycle operation comes from the image of a machine doing the same operation in a fixed cycle, like a clock that repeats the same beats. So it means an action that runs in a set number of regular, timed loops or 'execution cycles'.