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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-rey-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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The accelerator chips from the likes of SpaceX or Alphabet are designed to perform specific tasks with high efficiency, in addition to the computing that Nvidia chips can handle.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But the company’s GPU business remains “in a holding pattern” as customers await the launch of the MI455 accelerator later this year.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Analysis showed he touched the accelerator just before the impact.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead, we turned to synchrotron light, a powerful form of high-intensity x-rays produced at specialized particle accelerator facilities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

More precisely, Ernest was racing for money to build an even more powerful accelerator.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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