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Definition of gigaflop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gigaflop

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