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Meaning
Noun
●
In Time:
A very
short
,
unspecified
length
of time.
●
In Computing & Time:
A
unit
of time
defined
by the
frequency
of its
basic
timer
–
historically
, and by
convention
, 0.01 of a second, but some
computer
operating systems
use other values.
●
In Electronics:
The
length
of an
alternating current
power cycle
(1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
●
In Physics & Time:
The time
taken for
light
to
travel
a
specified
distance
in a vacuum
, usually one
centimetre
(approximately 33.3564
picoseconds
), but sometimes
one foot
or the
width
of a nucleon.
●
In British English:
Short for
jiffy bag
, a
padded
envelope.
●
Alternative form of Jiffy bag.
Sourced from
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Synonyms
Instant
Minute
Moment
Second
Trice
Mo
Sec
Tick
Jif
Jiff
Related
Hurry
Pinch
Heartbeat
Ziploc
Pickle
Jar
Huff
Sidey
Bix
Plastic Bag
Jam Jar
Clean Bowl
Rhymes
Iffy
Biffy
Niffy
Jiffy
Miffy
Yiffy
Spiffy
Cliffy
Skiffy
Stiffy
Whiffy
Squiffy
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