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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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