Nanosecond

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003843",
  "term": "Nanosecond",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "One billionth of a second, a unit of time represented by the symbol ns. It measures events of extremely short duration, such as the time it takes for light to travel a short distance or the cycle time of a high-speed computer processor. Light travels approximately 30 centimeters (about one foot) in a single nanosecond in a vacuum.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nanosekunde",
    "es": "nanosegundo",
    "fr": "nanoseconde"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/nanosecond/"
}