supercomputer
a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
Origin of supercomputer
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How to use supercomputer in a sentence
Among its primary goals is to simulate a human brain using a vast network of connected supercomputers.
The Science Community’s Fight Over an Artificial Brain | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTServers will merge to form hyper-servers run on supercomputers.
After the Rain | Sam VakninSupercomputers are used to manage all these – and, even so, it is getting way out of hand.
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British Dictionary definitions for supercomputer
/ (ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə) /
a powerful computer that can process large quantities of data of a similar type very quickly
Derived forms of supercomputer
- supercomputing, noun
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