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teraflop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹəflɒp/
  • US: /ˈtɛɹəfɫɑp/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A unit of computing power equal to one trillion (1012) floating-point operations per second.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trillion floating point operations per second

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unit of measurement, unit

History

Etymology

From tera- + flop.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: teraflops — a trillion flops
  • Finnish: biljoona laskutoimitusta sekunnissa — a trillion flops
  • French: téraflop — a trillion flops
  • Polish: teraflops — a trillion flops
  • Russian: терафло́пс (tɛraflóps) — a trillion flops