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megaflop

British  
/ ˈmɛɡəˌflɒp /

noun

  1. computing a measure of processing speed, consisting of a million floating-point operations a second

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Etymology

Origin of megaflop

C20: from mega- + flo ( ating ) p ( oint )

Example Sentences

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Remember RIPD, the megaflop starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds as a pair of cops on the supernatural beat?

From The Guardian • May 19, 2017

His exit comes after Disney was forced to take a $200 million write-down tied to the science-fiction megaflop “John Carter.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2012

But “John Carter” looks set to be a megaflop, down there with “Heaven’s Gate”, “Ishtar” and “Cutthroat Island”.

From Economist • Mar. 29, 2012

How to make a megaflop MEL BROOKS’S classic comedy, “The Producers”, tells of two crooks who try to cheat their investors by producing a sure-fire theatrical flop.

From Economist • Mar. 29, 2012

Retailing is still dodgy: Virgin megastores were a megaflop in Germany, but are thriving from Los Angeles to Paris to Tokyo.

From Time Magazine Archive