flops
[ flops ]
/ flɒps /
Save This Word!
noun Computers.
a measure of computer speed, equal to the number of floating-point operations the computer can perform per second (used especially in combination withmega-, giga-, tera-).
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of flops
First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of fl(oating-point) op(erations per) s(econd)
Words nearby flops
flopover, flopperoo, floppers, floppy, floppy disk, flops, flop sweat, Floptical disk, flor-, flora, floral
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for flops
British Dictionary definitions for flops
flops
FLOPS
n acronym for
floating-point operations per second: used as a measure of computer processing power (in combination with a prefix)megaflops; gigaflops
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012