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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Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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Meet the top 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world as of June 2025, from El Capitan and Frontier to JUPITER and LUMI.
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Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Google’s Willow chip recently solved a problem in five minutes that would take the fastest classical supercomputer longer than the age of the universe, underscoring leadership that could spawn new markets in the coming decade.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meet the top 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world as of June 2025, from El Capitan and Frontier to JUPITER and LUMI.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Think Siemens manufacturing hubs, Cardinal Health distribution centers, or Wistron's AI supercomputer plants.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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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