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  2. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    Words per minute is a common metric for assessing reading speed and is often used in the context of remedial skills evaluation, as well as in the context of speed reading, where it is a controversial measure of reading performance. A word in this context is the same as in the context of speech. Research done in 2012 [ 9] measured the speed at ...

  3. Optical storage media writing and reading speed - Wikipedia

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    23.28 GiB. 90. Modern compact discs support a writing speed of 52× and higher, with some modern DVDs supporting speeds of up to 24×. [ 4] Writing a DVD at 1× ( 1 385 000 bytes per second) [ 5] is approximately 9 times faster than writing a CD at 1× ( 153 600 bytes per second ). [ 6] However, the actual speeds depend on the type of data ...

  4. MNREAD acuity chart - Wikipedia

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    The MNREAD acuity chart or Minnesota low vision reading chart is a text based chart used to measure near visual acuity in people with normal or low vision. [1] It can also be used to measure maximum reading speed, critical print size and the reading accessibility index of a person. [2] Digital and printed types of charts are available.

  5. Learn to race through books with this speed-reading ... - AOL

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    The average adult reading speed is about 238 words per minute. If you’ve got a text of a few hundred pages to get through, that’s a pretty big time sink, but it may not have to be. Reading is ...

  6. Blu-ray or DVD: which has the faster read speed? - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2006-02-10-blu-ray-or-dvd-which...

    The different methods put Blu-ray at a staggering advantage in the future, but currently 1x and 2x Blu-ray drives trudge along compared to a 12x DVD drive, which gathers information at a rate of 8 ...

  7. Sound off! Do you use any speed-reading apps? - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2014-08-27-sound-off-do-you-use...

    Speed-reading apps seem like the new weather apps. There are tons of different examples to choose from and they tout benefits that range from better memory retention to more free time and even ...

  8. Spritz's speed-reading tech shows up to 1,000 words a minute ...

    www.engadget.com/2014-03-11-spritz-speed-reading...

    Two weeks ago, we were so busy getting hands-on with the new Samsung GS5 and Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch that an exclusive app for the two devices flew completely under our radar. That "app," as we ...

  9. Read-only memory - Wikipedia

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    Read-only memory ( ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified after the manufacture of the memory device. Read-only memory is useful for storing software that is rarely changed during the life of the system, also known as firmware.