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<p>The <b>VAX Unit of Performance</b>, or <b>VUP</b> for short, is an obsolete measurement of computer performance used by <a href="page.php?w=Digital_Equipment_Corporation">Digital Equipment Corporation</a> (DEC). <b>1 VUP</b> was equivalent to the performance of a <a href="page.php?w=VAX-11">VAX 11/780</a> completing a given task. One VUPS was roughly equivalent to 1 <a href="page.php?w=Million_instructions_per_second">MIPS</a>, and can be used interchangeably in most cases.</p>

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