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