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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Giant machines crunching calculations in parallel would give them the ability to crack encryption that would take today’s fastest supercomputer millions of years.
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Ryan Frankel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Quantum computing harnesses the power of quantum mechanics — the behavior of particles smaller than atoms — to solve really complex problems that normal computing and supercomputers don't have the ability to solve.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians
See the world through the lens of science.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
Since then, she’s overseen the first lab demonstration of a fusion ignition and the lab’s installation of the world’s fastest supercomputer, El Capitan, a $600 million project that began in 2023.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Ryan Frankel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Quantum computing harnesses the power of quantum mechanics — the behavior of particles smaller than atoms — to solve really complex problems that normal computing and supercomputers don't have the ability to solve.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians
See the world through the lens of science.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
Since then, she’s overseen the first lab demonstration of a fusion ignition and the lab’s installation of the world’s fastest supercomputer, El Capitan, a $600 million project that began in 2023.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Supercomputer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercomputer. Accessed 28 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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