flops
[ flops ]
/ flɒps /
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noun
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-).
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Nearby words
flopover, flopperoo, floppers, floppy, floppy disk, flops, floptical disk, flor-, flor., flora, florae
Origin of flops
1985–90; fl(oating-point) op(erations per) s(econd)
Definition for flops (2 of 2)
flop
[ flop ]
/ flɒp /
verb (used without object), flopped, flop·ping.
verb (used with object), flopped, flop·ping.
noun
Origin of flop
Related formsflop·per, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for flops (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for flops (2 of 2)
flop
/ (flɒp) /
verb flops, flopping or flopped
noun
Word Origin for flop
C17: variant of flap
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