Zero wait state

Zero wait state

Zero wait state is a feature of a processor or computer architecture in which the processor does not have to wait to perform memory access.

Non-zero wait state describes the situation when a processor operates at a higher frequency than the memory, it has a wait state during which the processor is idle.

See also

* Wait state


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