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millisecond

[mil-uh-sek-uhnd] / ˈmɪl əˌsɛk ənd /


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Now, 200 data points are captured by sensors on the production-line machines every millisecond, and the data is processed inside the factory on a Siemens Industrial Edge Device platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

David Mackenzie’s “Fuze” springs to life in a millisecond.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

“As a user,” Krug argues, “I should never have to devote a millisecond of thought to whether things are clickable—or not.”

From Slate Apr. 4, 2026

For a millisecond he wondered if everything was okay.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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