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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After IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer scored a landmark victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, researchers sought new simulations to push the frontiers of machine intelligence.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 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

LONDON—Alex Gerko’s edge as a trader comes from a supercomputer powered by geothermal energy in Iceland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

These patterns, known as invariant statistical properties, are then used to guide the training of an AI model running on a conventional supercomputer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 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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