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gigaflop, n. Computing.|ˈdʒɪgəflɒp, ˈdʒaɪ-, ˈg-|
[Back-formation f. gigaflops, f. giga- + acronym f. floating-point operations per second, -s being const. as plural ending.]
A unit of computing speed equal to 1000 megaflops.
1976IEEE Spectrum Oct. 65 (heading) Reaching for a gigaflop. 1983Aviation Week 29 Aug. 71/2 Although the 1-gigaflop system will be 30 times as powerful as existing supercomputers, even higher speeds will be required to enable aerodynamic researchers to simulate more complex geometries. 1986MIS Week 1 Sept. 1 With eight processors, the system will offer 9.6 gigaflops of peak performance. 1988Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 6/8 The Cray-3 will be able to perform 16 gigaflops. |