supercomputer
IPA: supɝkʌmpjˈutɝ
noun
- (computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.
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Examples of "supercomputer" in Sentences
- The world's biggest, fastest supercomputer is now in China.
- In 2000, it sold its interest in supercomputer maker Cray Research.
- The term supercomputer is used for room-sized hardware installations that work together on massive calculating jobs.
- We pondered how often hardware errors occur in supercomputer installations, and whether if they did it would affect the software.
- Japan's three main supercomputer manufacturers — Fujitsu, NEC Corp. and Hitachi Co. — were among the world's biggest suppliers in the early 1990s.
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