supercomputer

[ soo-per-kuh m-pyoo-ter, soo-per-kuh m-pyoo-ter ]

/ ˈsu pər kəmˌpyu tər, ˌsu pər kəmˈpyu tər /

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noun

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

Nearby words

supercluster, supercoil, supercollider, supercolumnar, supercolumniation, supercomputer, superconductivity, superconductor, supercontinent, supercool, supercow

Origin of supercomputer

super- + computer

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Examples from the Web for supercomputer

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British Dictionary definitions for supercomputer

supercomputer

/ (ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

supercomputing, noun

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