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nanosecond n : one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
nanosecond(ns) 10^-9 seconds; one thousand millionth part of a second. This is the unit in which the fundamental logical operations of modern digital circuits are typically measured. For example, a {microprocessor} with a {clock} frequency of 100 {megahertz} will have a 10 nanosecond clock period. (1996-11-15)