Accels

Accels is a term used in several contexts to denote accelerations or devices designed to increase speed. In physics and engineering, 'accel' is an informal shorthand for acceleration, and 'accels' may appear in casual technical writing to refer to multiple acceleration values, such as sensor readings or motion profiles. Accel is a vector quantity defined as the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, and accels are reported in units of meters per second squared (m/s²) or g-forces.

In technology and computing, 'accels' is commonly used as a plural for hardware accelerators—specialized processors designed to perform certain tasks more rapidly than a general-purpose CPU. Examples include graphics processing units (GPUs), tensor processing units (TPUs), and other domain-specific accelerators. The term can also appear in product names or documentation to indicate a focus on speed or performance enhancements.

In branding and organizations, 'Accels' or 'ACCELs' has been used as a name for startup accelerator programs or tech ventures, often conveying a rapid-development or growth-oriented identity. When encountered, the intended meaning usually depends on context: physics papers, engineering reports, tech product literature, or corporate branding.

See also: acceleration, accelerometer, hardware accelerator, startup accelerator.