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flops

[flops]

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noun

a measure of computer speed, equal to the number of floating-point operations the computer can perform per second (used especially in combination with mega-, giga-, tera-).

Origin:
1985–90; fl(oating-point) op(erations per) s(econd)

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verb (used without object)

to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.

to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over).

to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.

Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.

to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.

verb (used with object)

to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair.

to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair.

to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed.

noun

an act of flopping.

10.

the sound of flopping; a thud.

11.

a failure: The new comedy was a flop.

12.

Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.

Origin:
1595–1605; 1890–95 for def. 11; variant of flap

Related forms

flop·per, noun

Synonyms
11. fiasco, disaster, debacle; bomb, dog.

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World English Dictionary

flops or FLOPS

—*n acronym for*
	floating-point operations per second: used as a measure of computer processing power (in combination with a prefix): megaflops; gigaflops

FLOPS or FLOPS

—*n acronym for*

flops or FLOPS

—*n acronym for*
	floating-point operations per second: used as a measure of computer processing power (in combination with a prefix): megaflops; gigaflops

FLOPS or FLOPS

—*n acronym for*

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

flop

c.1600, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound. Sense of "fall or drop heavily" is 1836, that of "collapse, fail" is 1919; though the figurative noun sense of "a failure" is recorded from 1893. The noun in the literal sense is from 1823.

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Slang Dictionary

flop definition

n.
a failure. : The play was a flop. The entire audience left during the second act.
n.
a place to sleep for the night; a bed in a flophouse. : The old man was looking for a flop for the night.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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