1. A {jiffy} (sense 1).
2. In simulations, the discrete unit of time that passes between
iterations of the simulation mechanism. In AI applications, this
amount of time is often left unspecified, since the only constraint
of interest is the ordering of events. This sort of AI simulation is
often pejoratively referred to as tick-tick-tick simulation,
especially when the issue of simultaneity of events with long,
independent chains of causes is {handwave}d.
3. In the FORTH language, a single quote character.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {epoch}{jiffy}{wall time}]