Plural of millisecond; units of time equal to one-thousandth of a second.
From 'milli-' (Latin for thousand) and 'second.' The term emerged in scientific contexts in the early 20th century as precision timing became crucial.
A millisecond is so fast that your brain can't consciously detect it—yet computer processors now operate in nanoseconds, making milliseconds seem almost slow.
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