megaflop

See also: mégaflop

English

Etymology 1

Back-formation of megaflops in the computing sense – the final ⟨s⟩ is not the plural suffix but stands for “second”.

Noun

megaflop (plural megaflops)

(computing) megaflops (one million FLOPS, or floating point operations per second)

Translations

one million FLOPS

French: mégaflop (fr) m
Portuguese: megaflop m

Etymology 2

mega- +‎ flop

Noun

megaflop (plural megaflops)

(informal) A major flop; a film or other production that is a great failure.

Related terms

box-office bomb

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