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noun ˈmɛɡəflɒpˈmɛɡəˌflɑp Computing A unit of computing speed equal to one million or (strictly) 1,048,576 floating-point operations per second. Example sentencesExamples - The R14000 was a shrink of the 400MHz R12000 processor, which delivered two floating point operations per second or 800 megaflops of power.
Origin 1970s: back-formation from megaflops (see mega-, -flop). nounˈmɛɡəflɒpˈmɛɡəˌflɑp informal A thing that is a complete failure. Example sentencesExamples - Veteran film critic for The Wall Street Journal Julie Salamon presents a juicy inside look at the making of the Hollywood mega-flop Bonfire of the Vanities.
- The story, as you'll remember from the film, revolves around a luckless Broadway producer, who ensnares Bloom into his can't-lose scheme to swell their coffers by intentionally producing a megaflop.
- Jack is trying to overcome the stigma of his megaflop movie, Last Year in Katmandu.
Origin 1980s: a pun on megaflop. nounˈmɛɡəˌflɑp Computing A unit of computing speed equal to one million floating-point operations per second. Example sentencesExamples - The R14000 was a shrink of the 400MHz R12000 processor, which delivered two floating point operations per second or 800 megaflops of power.
Origin 1970s: back-formation from megaflops (see mega-, -flop). nounˈmɛɡəˌflɑp informal A thing that is a complete failure. Example sentencesExamples - Veteran film critic for The Wall Street Journal Julie Salamon presents a juicy inside look at the making of the Hollywood mega-flop Bonfire of the Vanities.
- The story, as you'll remember from the film, revolves around a luckless Broadway producer, who ensnares Bloom into his can't-lose scheme to swell their coffers by intentionally producing a megaflop.
- Jack is trying to overcome the stigma of his megaflop movie, Last Year in Katmandu.
Origin 1980s: a pun on megaflop. |