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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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Other Word Forms

  • supercomputing noun

Etymology

Origin of supercomputer

super- + computer

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The University of Edinburgh is home to ARCHER2, the UK's national supercomputer, and - after a brief period of outrage where the UK government cancelled then reinstated it - will soon host a £750m supercomputing centre.

From BBC

To capture the fine details of a highly intricate chip, the team relied on nearly the full power of the Perlmutter supercomputer.

From Science Daily

A consumer device for the masses and Nvidia’s wonky supercomputer systems might seem to have little in common.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even the most advanced supercomputers struggle with this challenge.

From Science Daily

To build the new map, the researchers developed custom software and relied on supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

From Science Daily

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