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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At the start of the month, Opta’s supercomputer considered this all but a coronation for Arsenal, assigning them a 97 per cent chance of ending their 22-year title drought.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Where that supercomputer employed the threat of nuclear destruction to keep humanity in line, Skynet skips directly to using nuclear weapons to eliminate the human race the moment its creators first attempt to shut it down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The project also includes funding for undergraduate scholarships, student housing and the Texas Advanced Computing Center, where officials are developing one of the nation’s most powerful academic supercomputers.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Where that supercomputer employed the threat of nuclear destruction to keep humanity in line, Skynet skips directly to using nuclear weapons to eliminate the human race the moment its creators first attempt to shut it down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The project also includes funding for undergraduate scholarships, student housing and the Texas Advanced Computing Center, where officials are developing one of the nation’s most powerful academic supercomputers.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 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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