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Definition of jiffies:

(n) : (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
(n) : (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
(n) : (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
(n) : (physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
(n) : (UK) Ellipsis of jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
(n) : Alternative form of Jiffy bag. [(UK) Synonym of padded envelope.]
Definition of jiffies:

(n) : (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
(n) : (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
(n) : (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
(n) : (physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
(n) : (UK) Ellipsis of jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
(n) : Alternative form of Jiffy bag. [(UK) Synonym of padded envelope.]
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