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second (Backer), noun advocate, aide, angel, backer, champion, endorser, patron, promoter, supporter
second (Moment), noun before you know it, brief peeiod of time, flash, flash of an eyelid, instant
second verb approve, assist, authorize, back, back up, confirm, endorse, favor, pass, ratify, receipt, recommend, sanction, stand behind, subscribe, support, validate, vote for, warrant
Associated concepts: second lien
See also: abet, abettor, advocate, agree, aid, approve, assist, assistant, backer, bear, concur, confirm, countersign, deputy, endorse, help, indorse, justify, organize, point, proctor, promote, recommend, replacement, side, support, uphold

SECOND. A measure equal to one sixtieth part of a minute. Vide Measure.



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Taxing each message with tens or hundreds of microseconds of interconnect latency would severely limit the practical ability to distribute and scale the enterprise database.
The sensor's patented microprocessor-based fast light control circuit reacts in less than eight microseconds to compensate for and accurately measure varying surfaces without regard to ambient light changes, surface texture, color, the slope of the target, steep angles, silicone content, speed and more.
The switching speed between dark and fight is moderately fast, on the order of 400 microseconds.
 
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