What is a Jiffy? Definition, Uses, and Examples

Jiffy is a unit of time, defined as 1/100th of a second. It is commonly used in computer science and other fields to measure short periods of time.

For example, if a computer can perform 100 operations per second, it means that it can perform 100 jiffies per second.

The term "jiffy" was originally used in the context of the IBM System/360 mainframe computer, where it was defined as 1/100th of a second. It has since been adopted by other computer systems and is now widely used in the industry.

Jiffies are often used to measure the performance of computer systems, such as the speed of a CPU or the throughput of a network interface. They are also used to measure the time it takes for a particular operation to complete, such as the time it takes to read or write data to memory.