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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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.
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Data storage tapes are stored at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which will house the U.S. supercomputer to be powered by Nvidia's forthcoming Vera Rubin chips, in Berkeley, California, U.S. May 29, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Nexus supercomputer combines speed with usability While most supercomputers focus solely on raw performance, Nexus takes a more balanced approach.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
In the meantime, Musk said in another tweet that xAI's Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, has grown to 230,000 GPUs, including 30,000 Nvidia GB200s.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Data storage tapes are stored at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which will house the U.S. supercomputer to be powered by Nvidia's forthcoming Vera Rubin chips, in Berkeley, California, U.S. May 29, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Nexus supercomputer combines speed with usability While most supercomputers focus solely on raw performance, Nexus takes a more balanced approach.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
In the meantime, Musk said in another tweet that xAI's Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, has grown to 230,000 GPUs, including 30,000 Nvidia GB200s.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 July 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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