supercomputer
SOO-per-kuhm-pyoo-ter/ˈsupɚkəmˌpjutɚ/UKSOO-puh-kuhm-pyoo-tuh/ˈsuːpəkəmˌpjuːtə/
Pluralsupercomputers
- 1A very powerful computer that works much faster than normal computers of its time.
Like a race car next to a normal car: it does the same job, just much faster.
Scientists used a supercomputer to predict next week's weather.
The new supercomputer can do millions of calculations in a single second.
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Origin
Made from "super-" plus "computer."