supercomputer

noun

su·​per·​com·​put·​er ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 

: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations

Examples of supercomputer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead Premier League observers should focus on what promises to be a feverish battle to finish in the top five, with every club down to Spurs in 12th deemed by Opta’s supercomputer to have at least some chance of finishing in the division’s upper quarter. —James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

This allows a quantum computer to process information at speeds and scales that make today’s supercomputers seem almost antiquated. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025

Google last year unveiled an experimental quantum computer that completed calculations in five minutes that most supercomputers could not finish in 10 septillion years. —Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Both the $500 billion Stargate AI-infrastructure venture and Musk’s AI supercomputer reportedly already or will rely on some fossil fuels. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supercomputer

• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• commuter
• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor

Kids Definition

supercomputer

noun

su·​per·​com·​put·​er ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər 

: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations