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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After all, the play's key character is a supercomputer, absorbing information and throwing it back in our faces.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Lower-energy magnetic manipulation means cooler, more efficient systems — an essential advantage for supercomputers running thousands of processors.
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Because the dataset included 38 million obituaries, the analysis ran on a supercomputer.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
In those early days, Mothersbaugh recalls working with animators to create visuals on the Cray-1, among the first supercomputers.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Lower-energy magnetic manipulation means cooler, more efficient systems — an essential advantage for supercomputers running thousands of processors.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Because the dataset included 38 million obituaries, the analysis ran on a supercomputer.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
In those early days, Mothersbaugh recalls working with animators to create visuals on the Cray-1, among the first supercomputers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Dec. 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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