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machoflops /mach'oh-flops/ 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.

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