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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In fact, the shares haven’t moved sharply on quantum-related news since June 2025, when IBM unveiled its plans to build a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum supercomputer before the end of the decade.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

According to the Opta supercomputer, they have a 19.5% chance of relegation, compared to 80.5% for Nuno's Hammers.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Recreating a quantum computer on a traditional supercomputer is extremely demanding because the complexity grows exponentially with every added qubit.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Sometimes I would stare at her and I knew I could see more inside her than anyone else, and all I could see was the whirring light complex of a supercomputer.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

supercomputer

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