T-state

English

Noun

T-state (plural T-states)

1. (computing) A single clock pulse of a microprocessor.
   • 2012, Mike Tooley; David Wyatt, Aircraft Digital Electronic and Computer Systems, page 86:

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

See also

• clock cycle

Anagrams

• attest