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gigaflop

gig a flop |ˈgigəˌfläp ˈɡɪɡəˌflɑp | ▶noun Computing a unit of computing speed equal to one billion floating-point operations per second. ORIGIN 1970s: back-formation from gigaflops (see giga-, -flop ).

 

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gigaflop

gigaflop |ˈgɪgəflɒp, ˈdʒ -| ▶noun Computing a unit of computing speed equal to one thousand million floating-point operations per second. ORIGIN 1970s: back-formation from gigaflops (see giga-, -flop ).