Machoflops

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machoflops
/mach´oh·flops/
Usage: n.
Derivation: Pun on megaflops, a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'

See Also: Your mileage may vary, benchmark


machoflops: /mach´oh·flops/ n.

[pun on megaflops, a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] Refers to artificially inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real applications are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.

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Source: machoflops, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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