MACHOFLOPS


Meaning of MACHOFLOPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ /mach'oh-flops/ n. ]

[pun on `megaflops', a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] Refers to artificially inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real applications are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary , benchmark .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.