BOGOMIPS
\bˈə͡ʊɡə͡ʊ mˈɪps], \bˈəʊɡəʊ mˈɪps], \b_ˈəʊ_ɡ_əʊ m_ˈɪ_p_s]\
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(From "bogus", "MIPS") The timing unit of the Linuxkernel.A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of processor speedmade by the Linux kernel when it boots, to calibrate aninternal busy-loop.BogoMips MiniHowto(http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/BogoMips.html).
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).