:machoflops: /mach'oh-flops/ [pun on `megaflops', a coinage for
`millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] n. 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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
`millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] n. 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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- machoflops /mach'oh-flops/ n.
[pun on `megaflops',
a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations... - Your mileage may vary: [from the standard disclaimer attached to
EPA mileage ratings by American car manufacturers] cav.
1. A ritual warning often found in UNIX freeware... - benchmark: [techspeak] n. An inaccurate measure of computer
performance.
"In the computer industry, there are three kinds of... - At that time [the 1960s], Bell Laboratories scientists projected that
computer speeds as high as 30 million floating-point calculations per
second (megaflops) would be needed for the Army's ballistic missile
defense system.
Many computer experts -- including a National Academy... - MIPS: /mips/ [abbreviation] n. 1. A measure of computing speed;
formally, `Million Instructions Per Second' (that's... - crank: [from automotive slang] vt. Verb used to describe the
performance of a machine,
especially sustained performance. "This box cranks... - Your own mileage
may vary... - benchmark n.
[techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer
performance.
"In the computer industry, there are three kinds of... - Your mileage may vary cav.
[from the standard disclaimer
attached to EPA mileage ratings by American car manufacturers] 1.
A ritual warning often found in Unix freeware distributions...
From the same category:
- BBI: Branch on
Burned-out... - I was going to procrastinate,
but I put it off...... - You are a total loser if you get your junk mail with
postage due... - Once he saw a youth blushing, and addressed him, "Courage,
my boy! that is the complexion of virtue." -- Diogenes... - An ounce of butter is worth a shilling of
trombones...
