million instructions per second n (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system) Synonym(s) MIPS
News & Articles million instructions per second DCD's (Good Old) 68HC08 MCU Is Going Strong The latest version of DCD's binary-compatible 68HC08 eight-bit MCU IP core, the DF6808, can complete up to 100 million instructions per second. April 8, 2014 - EETimes