supercomputer

[soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter, soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter] / ˈsu pər kəmˌpyu tər, ˌsu pər kəmˈpyu tər /

NOUN

computer hardware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disk drive hardware modem personal computer

WEAK

CPU central processing unit computer computer unit data processor floppy disk hard drive magnetic disk microcomputer microelectronics device output device tape drive

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The accomplishment was made possible using JUPITER, Europe's first exascale supercomputer, which was officially launched at Forschungszentrum Jülich last September.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

According to Opta's supercomputer, it is now 99% likely the final relegation spot will be taken by either Tottenham or West Ham.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

All that we take for reality, according to this theory, exists in some gigantic supercomputer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The chip is for “Optimus and our supercomputer clusters,” said Musk in a subsequent tweet.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

A wolf bone was the Stone Age equivalent of a supercomputer.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

supercomputer

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