different between failure vs megaflop

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/

Noun

failure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)

1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
3. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
4. Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• (person incapable of success): loser

Antonyms

• (state or condition): success, triumph

Derived terms

• ground failure
• power failure

Related terms

• fail

Translations

English

Etymology 1

Back-formation of megaflops in the computing sense – the final ?s? is not the plural suffix but stands for “second”.

Noun

megaflop (plural megaflops)

1. (computing) megaflops (one million FLOPS, or floating point operations per second)

Translations

Etymology 2

mega- +? flop

Noun

megaflop (plural megaflops)

1. (informal) A major flop; a film or other production that is a great failure.

Related terms

• box-office bomb