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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About five years ago, the school’s supercomputer center began offering AI tools to students and faculty across all disciplines.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
In Toulouse, France (and Paris), supercomputers will dump heat into a network that heats homes and Olympic facilities, following EU examples.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The mission aims to build a unified AI‐driven research platform—linking supercomputers, university and industry partners, and federal data—to accelerate breakthroughs in fields like energy, engineering, biotech and national security.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The effort will begin with the existing supercomputers at the Department of Energy's 17 national labs, although the administration intends to build more supercomputers.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
In Toulouse, France (and Paris), supercomputers will dump heat into a network that heats homes and Olympic facilities, following EU examples.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The mission aims to build a unified AI‐driven research platform—linking supercomputers, university and industry partners, and federal data—to accelerate breakthroughs in fields like energy, engineering, biotech and national security.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The effort will begin with the existing supercomputers at the Department of Energy's 17 national labs, although the administration intends to build more supercomputers.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Nov. 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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