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2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
machoflops
/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.