Duff's device

proper noun

A particular optimized implementation of a serial copy that uses an unusual C-language construct for loop unwinding.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computingA particular optimized implementation of a serial copy that uses an unusual C-language construct for loop unwinding.

Origin

After Tom Duff of Lucasfilm.

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APA

Duff's device. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duff's%20device

MLA

“Duff's device.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duff's%20device. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Duff's device,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duff's%20device.

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