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supercomputer

American  
[soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter, soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter] / ˈsu pər kəmˌpyu tər, ˌsu pər kəmˈpyu tər /

noun

  1. a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.

supercomputer British  
/ ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə /

noun

  1. a powerful computer that can process large quantities of data of a similar type very quickly

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Etymology

Origin of supercomputer

super- + computer

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As far as the supercomputer is concerned then, it is between West Ham and Tottenham for that unwanted 18th place.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

These patterns, known as invariant statistical properties, are then used to guide the training of an AI model running on a conventional supercomputer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

All that we take for reality, according to this theory, exists in some gigantic supercomputer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The chip will be used for Optimus robots and Tesla’s supercomputer clusters, Musk said in a follow-up post.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Sometimes I would stare at her and I knew I could see more inside her than anyone else, and all I could see was the whirring light complex of a supercomputer.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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