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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-ray-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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The company recently completed an accelerator program through Andreessen Horowitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

He also pointed to the company’s push into data centers with its chip-based accelerator cards to support running AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another reason is regenerative braking, the process whereby when drivers release the accelerator, the electric car starts to slow down and uses the energy to feed the battery.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He seeks to continue expanding local jobs, implement accelerator programs to support the development of small businesses and prioritize infrastructure to attract new businesses to the district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

And then just like she used to, my mom slams down on the accelerator, and we shoot down the road.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Potential applications include ultrafast photonic devices, specialized computing accelerators inspired by the way biological brains process information, and advanced optical sensors.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Telescopes and particle accelerators, for example, collect billions of data points – too large for the brain to comprehend.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

For fiscal 2029, Marvell expects $12 billion in revenue from custom AI accelerators and related products, whereas it had forecast $10 billion as recently as late August.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Demand for our custom AI accelerators and networking continues to be very strong,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

There are no antiprotons or antineutrons, made up from antiquarks, except for a few that physicists produce in large particle accelerators.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking


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