teraflop

/ˈtɛrəflɑp/
noun
  1. A unit of computing speed equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second, used to measure the performance of supercomputers and graphics processors.
    • Scientists use supercomputers that run at hundreds of teraflops to simulate weather patterns.
    • A high-end graphics card might offer 20 teraflops for realistic video game graphics.
    • The new gaming console can perform over 10 teraflops of processing power.
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