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 withmega-, giga-, tera- ).

flops

acronym

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

   megaflops

   gigaflops

Word History and Origins

Origin of flops¹

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

Example Sentences

But before Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch was ultimately crowned, chaos reigned -- from allegations of an insult to her intellect, to judges quitting and participants taking flops on and off the stage.

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The box office has been in the doldrums for years, with fewer hits, more flops and lower total receipts than before the pandemic.

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Even if the gyre of contemporary fandom demands mess, spite, flops and redemption arcs, Lipa glides over all of it, with morally sound politics and an immaculately tasteful book club to spare.

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But the landscape of Indian entertainment has shifted: post-pandemic cinema closures and the rise of streaming have left Bollywood struggling for hits, with big-budget flops shaking its dominance.

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“There weren’t very many flops,” said Eric Handler, media and entertainment analyst at Roth Capital.

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