supercomputer

[soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter, soo-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter] / ˈsu pər kəmˌpju tər, ˌsu pər kəmˈpju 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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As the name would suggest, a supercomputer is a very powerful machine.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Washington curtailed Chinese supercomputer developers’ access to Intel chips and other American hardware in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The UK's previous national supercomputer - ARCHER2 - is also at the same site, and will come to the end of its life at the end of this year.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The data is then sent to supercomputer clusters, where it’s transformed into images.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Usually, when Chicken needed Cat, her brain took over, generating Chicken-helping options like a supercomputer.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

supercomputer

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