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horsepower

[hawrs-pou-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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DFSX’s software-defined architecture aligns with a broader shift from raw horsepower to specialized efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But the reality is that on-device AI requires a fair amount of computing horsepower that involves system memory, or DRAM.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

"What we've done is taken two of our 74 horsepower engines from our construction machines, we've laid them on their side and we've turned the power up," Lee Harper, chief engineer at JCB, explained.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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