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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That includes Musk’s own Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, which analysts estimate will cost tens of billions of dollars.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT is a research center that boasts the most powerful academic supercomputer in the country.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
The Martian city is governed by an oppressive Artificial Intelligence known as Deep Red, built from an old Soviet chess supercomputer.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The researchers modeled what a million orbits would look like over six years using an open-access database, or code that's publicly available, and a ton of processing power from the lab's supercomputers.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT is a research center that boasts the most powerful academic supercomputer in the country.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
The Martian city is governed by an oppressive Artificial Intelligence known as Deep Red, built from an old Soviet chess supercomputer.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The researchers modeled what a million orbits would look like over six years using an open-access database, or code that's publicly available, and a ton of processing power from the lab's supercomputers.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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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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