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speedup

[speed-uhp]

speed-up

[speed-uhp]
noun
1.
an increasing of speed.
2.
an imposed increase in the rate of production of a worker without a corresponding increase in the rate of pay.

Origin:
1920–25; noun use of verb phrase speed up
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speedup

noun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: acceleration] [ant: deceleration
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