supercomputer

Noun

Meaning

supercomputer (plural supercomputers)

(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

computer hardware floppy disk personal computer processor mainframe laptop microcomputer central processing unit modem hyperspace output device

Hypernyms

mainframe mainframe computer

Related terms

supercomputing supercomputation

Phrases with the word

supercomputer architecture

Examples

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Sandia Computing Center is working on installing new supercomputer cooling units that will help save money, water and energy. Source: Internet

A modern supercomputer is almost always a cluster of MIMD machines, each of which implements (short-vector) SIMD instructions. Source: Internet

A sadistic and cruel agent of the supercomputer FATE, Lynx is bent on finding Serge and succeeds in taking his body. Source: Internet

At first the concept of building another supercomputer seemed impossible, but after Cray's Chief Technology Officer traveled to Wall Street and found a lineup of investors more than willing to back Cray, all that was needed was a design. Source: Internet

From 1991 to 1999, Tridgell held various other positions at the Australian National University, such as UNIX administration, satellite control, and supercomputer research. Source: Internet

Finding the collision had complexity 2 51 and took about 80,000 processor-hours on a supercomputer with 256 Itanium 2 processors (equivalent to 13 days of full-time use of the computer). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

supercompressor supercomputation supercomputational supercomputer architecture supercomputer-like supercomputerlike