Hashrate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hashrate is a noun meaning The network hashrate; the estimated number of hashes generated by the entire mining network.
Meaning
The network hashrate; the estimated number of hashes generated by the entire mining network.
More Meanings
- (computing, cryptocurrencies) The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a given period of time, usually a second.
Example Sentences
BitCoin hashrate
In August last year, the most recent data available, Kazakhstan accounted for 18% of the global “hashrate” – crypto lingo for the amount of computing power being used by computers hooked up to the bitcoin network.
Specialized hardware like a GPU is designed to do large numbers of small tasks very quickly, and so excel at hashing: typically a single GPU can produce a hashrate at least ten times faster than that of a single CPU.
Word Forms
- hashrates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hash, petahash, hashbit, horsepower-hour, hashcode, hasher.
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