gigaflop
noun/ˈɡɪɡəflɒp/
/ˈɡɪɡəflɑːp/
(computing)- a unit for measuring a computer’s speed, equal to one billion operations per secondWord Origin1970s: back-formation from gigaflops (from giga- and the acronym -flop).
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