flops

[ flops ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a measure of computer speed, equal to the number of floating-point operations the computer can perform per second (used especially in combination with mega-, giga-, tera- ).

flops

acronym for

1. floating-point operations per second: used as a measure of computer processing power (in combination with a prefix)

   gigaflops

   megaflops

Word History and Origins

Origin of flops¹

First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of fl(oating-point) op(erations per) s(econd)

Example Sentences

To my mind this is nothing compared to the flip-flops done lately by foreigners.

From The Daily Beast

Sen. Paul has been getting a dunking in the media for his flip-flops on foreign policy.

From The Daily Beast

While some parodies end up major flops, the ones that get it right can sometimes outshine their mainstream rivals.

From The Daily Beast

One can hardly sit on the Rosewood rooftop bar without seeing $200 flip flops and overhearing name and place-dropping.

From The Daily Beast

Each arrives with a built-in brand recognition that helps MGM avoid producing massive flops, investors say.

From The Daily Beast

In the loft a boy learns to turn flip-flops, and with a lariat rope he can make a trapeze.

From Project Gutenberg

An, anyow, wed be better down below an safer out o reach o any shell that flops in while were ere, said another.

From Project Gutenberg

She lay back in the weak sun with her eyes closed behind her shades, her toes wiggling in her flip-flops.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I begun to reel a bit 'n' look faintin'-like, 'n' purty soon I flops right on the floor as ef I was dead.

From Project Gutenberg

If I move her from her place, she flops and sprawls like a half-filled water bottle over the new supporting plane.

From Project Gutenberg