The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MEGAFLOP
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What does MEGAFLOP mean?
MEGAFLOP noun- Megaflops (one million FLOPS, or floating point operations per second)
- A major flop; a film or other production that is a great failure.