supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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The Energy Department employs numerous climate scientists and houses some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, which are used in part for modeling future global warming and its impacts.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
The company’s Grok chatbot, powered by the Memphis supercomputer, is integrated into X.
Musk’s other companies are benefitting from xAI’s Memphis buildout.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Days after President Donald Trump issued sky-high tariffs on China, a technology company has announced plans to produce supercomputers entirely in the U.S., with two new factories in Texas.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Europe’s first exascale supercomputer—called JUPITER, after a much bigger planet than our own—is near fully operational.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
The company’s Grok chatbot, powered by the Memphis supercomputer, is integrated into X.
Musk’s other companies are benefitting from xAI’s Memphis buildout.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Days after President Donald Trump issued sky-high tariffs on China, a technology company has announced plans to produce supercomputers entirely in the U.S., with two new factories in Texas.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Europe’s first exascale supercomputer—called JUPITER, after a much bigger planet than our own—is near fully operational.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
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supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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