lowering operation clock

English translation: lowering the operation clock speed/rate/frequency

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English term or phrase:	lowering operation clock
Selected answer:	lowering the operation clock speed/rate/frequency
Entered by:	Dave Calderhead

07:50 Oct 26, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware

English term or phrase: lowering operation clock

The full sentence is:

Power-saving Mode: Provided for reducing power consumption by lowering the operation clock of the video chip.

Do you think the sentence is OK? I feel it should be like "lowering operation clock speed/frequency".

Kirill Semenov KudoZ activity Questions: 410 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 6119 Ukraine
Local time: 14:31

Yes - lowering the operation clock speed

Explanation:
or frequency is better - you are not going to physically move the clock

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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:31

Grading comment

Thank you everyone, that's what I thought. `To move the clock physically' - yes, Dave, this was exactly my argument to my client when I asked them if they were sure the sentence was OK.
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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Yes - lowering the operation clock speed

Dave Calderhead

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Yes - lowering the operation clock speed

Explanation:
or frequency is better - you are not going to physically move the clock

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you everyone, that's what I thought. `To move the clock physically' - yes, Dave, this was exactly my argument to my client when I asked them if they were sure the sentence was OK.
Thank you!

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