megaflop1
/ˈmɛɡəflɒp
/noun Computing
A unit of computing speed equal to one million or (strictly) 1,048,576 floating-point operations per second.The R14000 was a shrink of the 400MHz R12000 processor, which delivered two floating point operations per second or 800 megaflops of power.
Origin
1970s: back-formation from megaflops (see mega-, -flop).
megaflop2
/ˈmɛɡəflɒp/noun informal
A thing that is a complete failure.The story, as you'll remember from the film, revolves around a luckless Broadway producer, who ensnares Bloom into his can't-lose scheme to swell their coffers by intentionally producing a megaflop....
- Jack is trying to overcome the stigma of his megaflop movie, Last Year in Katmandu.
- Veteran film critic for The Wall Street Journal Julie Salamon presents a juicy inside look at the making of the Hollywood mega-flop Bonfire of the Vanities.
Origin
Late 20th century: a pun on megaflop1.