tickless

Definitions

1. Lacking ticks (the insect).
   not-comparable
2. Without a ticking sound.
   not-comparable
3. Having interrupts occur only when required, rather than at regular intervals.
   not-comparable

Examples

“Our suddenly tickless dog, now quite ticked-off, doesn't know⟳ who to kill⟳ first but by the time he rolls over, jaws snapping, the surgeons are practicing in the next county.”

“Maybe with the new technology, they might have⟳ tickless bombs. They've had tickless clocks for years. And they even have⟳ seedless watermelons. So a tickless bomb should be routine.”

“a tickless kernel; a tickless scheduler”

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