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What is a jiffy?

What is a jiffy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1785.]
  2. (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
  3. (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
  4. (physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre, but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
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If you have athlete's foot, you need to go see a chemist and get an antifungal cream, which will clear it up in a jiffy.
As box-office receipts have proven that he is no longer infallible, it should be a breeze to walk up to him and become his friend in a jiffy!
All you have to do is to type your text in the box and select the language in the list box and there you get the text translated in a jiffy.
But a scolding from Ms. Gopi did the trick, and every one, child and parent, hastened to set matters right, and cleared the litter in a jiffy.
That ruffles feathers on a council whose performance most Monday nights, let's be honest, will fix the insomnia that's troubling you in a jiffy.
Just lie down here for a few minutes until I can procure a fly, and I will have you there in a jiffy.

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