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Timer coalescing is an energy-saving technique that reduces processor power consumption by reducing the precision of software timers to allow the synchronization of process wake-ups, minimizing the number of times the CPU is forced to perform the relatively power-costly operation of entering and exiting idle states,

Timer coalescing has been a feature of Microsoft Windows from Windows 7 onward,[1] and in Apple's Mac OS X from Mac OS X Mavericks.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Windows Timer Coalescing". Microsoft. January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  2. ^ "OS X Mavericks - Advanced Technologies". Apple Inc.
  3. ^ "OS X Mavericks: Core Technologies Overview" (PDF). Apple, Inc. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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