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machoflops
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/machohflops/ , 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.