GIGAFLOP


Meaning of GIGAFLOP in English

/ 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 ).

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