teraflops

[ ter-uh-flops ]

/ ˈtɛr əˌflɒps /

noun

a measure of computer speed, equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second.

Nearby words

ter-, ter., tera-, terabyte, teraflop, teraflops, teraglin, terah, terahertz, terai, terai hat

Origin of teraflops

First recorded in 1985–90; tera- + flops

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Science definitions for teraflops

teraflop

[ tĕr′ə-flŏp′ ]

A measure of computing speed equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second.

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