[from automotive slang] Verb used to describe the performance of a machine, especially sustained performance. This box cranks (or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations.
This box cranks (or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations.
Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:52 AM