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| | gigahertz - a Whatis.com definition - see also: GHz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | The gigahertz, abbreviated GHz, is a unit of alternating current (AC) or electromagnetic (EM) wave frequency equal to one thousand million hertz (1,000,000,000 Hz). |
 | | The gigahertz is used as an indicator of the frequency of ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and microwave EM signals and also, in some computers, to express microprocessor clock speed. |
 | | An EM signal having a frequency of 1 GHz has a wavelength of 300 millimeters, or a little less than a foot. |
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