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  • noun Plural form of millisecond.

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Examples

  • Hot flame measured in milliseconds and does the phrase, “A FLASH IN THE PAN” come to mind!

    Start a Survival Fire With a Bullet 2009

  • Hot flame measured in milliseconds and does the phrase, “A FLASH IN THE PAN” come to mind!

    Start a Survival Fire With a Bullet 2009

  • Pop quiz: Your boss wants a computing system able to comb five giant databases in milliseconds in order to discover statistical anomalies within all the information.

    SGI Declares War on Needles in Haystacks - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Pop quiz: Your boss wants a computing system able to comb five giant databases in milliseconds in order to discover statistical anomalies within all the information.

    SGI Declares War on Needles in Haystacks - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • The suggestion was that there were endless destinations — some geographic, some social, some intellectual — that you could reach in milliseconds by loading the right devices with the right software.

    The Autumn of the Multitaskers 2007

  • The suggestion was that there were endless destinations — some geographic, some social, some intellectual — that you could reach in milliseconds by loading the right devices with the right software.

    The Autumn of the Multitaskers 2007

  • The suggestion was that there were endless destinations — some geographic, some social, some intellectual — that you could reach in milliseconds by loading the right devices with the right software.

    The Autumn of the Multitaskers 2007

  • Within milliseconds referees receive information via a wrist receiver.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » No more arguing with the referee 2002

  • Within milliseconds, Lattimore had plucked the ball out of mid-air, tucked it under his arm and pounded past the Tennessee defense for what appeared to be the game’s first touchdown.

    Time To Shine 2010

  • Apr 30, 2010 yelling. i hate yelling. i hate the knowledge that two little people who together weigh less than 85lbs can drive me from rational, sane, non-violent, mature person to blithering hollering idiot in milliseconds. also, guilt. but their ability to turn me into a joyous fool, willing to laugh out loud, do silly dances, and dress up in tutus where before i was much too reserved? that i adore.

    10 Things I Hate About Motherhood (And One That I Love) - Her Bad Mother 2010

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