supercomputer

noun

su·​per·​com·​put·​er ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər How to pronounce supercomputer (audio)
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations

Examples of supercomputer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both XPeng and Li use a pair of chips to provide 508 trillion operations per second (TOPS) computing power, while the Nio Adam supercomputer uses four of the chips for a total of 1,016 TOPS. Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024 Huang had originally decided to build the supercomputer so that it could be used by Nvidia’s own engineers. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 Wednesday) Comment: The Mountain West remains absolutely glorious, with seven teams within a game of first place (in the loss column) and the Cal Tech supercomputers likely needed for the tiebreaker process. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 That required hiring a team of engineers to manage the supercomputer and develop software to let startups self-schedule bookings (Friedman and Gross contributed some of the code). Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The scientists used a supercomputer to run complex climate models over a period of three months, simulating a gradual increase of freshwater to the AMOC — representing ice melt as well as rainfall and river runoff, which can dilute the ocean’s salinity and weaken the currents. Laura Paddison, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 The supercomputer will be available to the scientific community, various industries, and the European public. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024 The yellow evacuation line is based on the red line—the initial inundation map, which Suleimani generated using a supercomputer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023 Multi-Payload Drones For Search And Defense Drones are like a hawk's keen eye fused with the analytical precision of a supercomputer. Amir Emadi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of supercomputer was in 1949

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“Supercomputer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercomputer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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supercomputer

noun
su·​per·​com·​put·​er ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər How to pronounce supercomputer (audio)
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations

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