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Crosswords: MACHOFLOPS |
| Specialty definitions using "MACHOFLOPS": smoke and mirrors. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
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Computing | 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. Source: Jargon File. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-h-l-m-o-o-p-s" | |
-2 letters: camphols, foolscap, omphalos. | |
-3 letters: camphol, copalms, hooplas, loofahs, molochs, moolahs, oompahs, shampoo. | |
-4 letters: campos, cashoo, champs, cholos, chomps, clamps, clomps, compos, copalm, copals, hoopla, loofah, loofas, machos, mochas, moloch, moolah, moolas, oompah, oomphs, saloop, school, shalom, sholom, smooch. | |
-5 letters: achoo, aloof, calfs, calms, calos, campo, camps, caphs, capos, champ, chams, chaos, chaps, chasm, cholo. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 43 48 4F 46 4C 4F 50 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. .... --- ..-. .-.. --- .--. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001111 01000110 01001100 01001111 01010000 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A C H O F L O P S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 0043 0048 004F 0046 004C 004F 0050 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47353742494046495053 |
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