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• plural of flop.
• present tense form of flop (3rd person singular).

flops

American  

[flops] / flɒps /

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- ).

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flops British  

acronym

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

   megaflops

   gigaflops

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Etymology

Origin of flops

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

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flops

Portland’s Toumani Camara and Morant were also whistled for flops, and all of the calls came in the fourth quarter of a tight game that saw 52 total personal fouls and 71 free throws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Dyson pushed for the 1985 recipe change that led to New Coke, which became one of the biggest flops in marketing history before the company recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

To be sure, Thrive has invested in its share of flops over the years, including the massively hyped Fab e-commerce platform; and Juicero, which sold an overly complicated high-tech countertop juice press.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Even a retreat that flops can draw employees closer while they commiserate over its lameness, adds Michael I. Norton, a Harvard Business School professor who has studied group rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Madi wrinkles her nose at Emma’s tattered jersey and broken flip flops.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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