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-flop

Syllabification: (-flop)
Definition of -flop

combining form

Computing
  • floating-point operations per second (used as a measure of computing power):a gigaflop computer

Origin:

acronym; originally spelled -flops (s = second) but shortened to avoid misinterpretation as plural

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Definition of -flop in the British & World English dictionary

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