T-state

noun

A single clock pulse of a microprocessor.

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Meanings

nounT-state (plural T-states)

plural T-states

  1. computingA single clock pulse of a microprocessor.

    The execution of a microprocessor instruction involves an M1 cycle comprising four T-states and an M2 cycle requiring five T-states.

    2012, Mike Tooley, David Wyatt, Aircraft Digital Electronic and Computer Systems, page 86
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