/ ˈgɪgəflɒp; ˈdʒ-; NAmE -flɑːp/ noun
( computing ) a unit for measuring a computer's speed, equal to approximately one billion operations per second
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: back-formation from gigaflops (from giga- and the acronym -flop ).
/ ˈgɪgəflɒp; ˈdʒ-; NAmE -flɑːp/ noun
( computing ) a unit for measuring a computer's speed, equal to approximately one billion operations per second
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: back-formation from gigaflops (from giga- and the acronym -flop ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005