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high-speed

American  
[hahy-speed] / ˈhaɪˈspid /

adjective

  1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed.

    a high-speed drill.

  2. Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure.

    high-speed film; a high-speed lens.
high-speed British  

adjective

  1. employing or requiring a very short exposure time

    high-speed film

  2. recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second

  3. working, moving, or operating at a high speed

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Etymology

Origin of high-speed

First recorded in 1870–75

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