supercomputer
pronunciation
How to pronounce supercomputer in British English:
UK [ˈsu:pəkəmpju:tə(r)]
How to pronounce supercomputer in American English:
US [ˈsupərkəmpjutə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time
Word Origin
- supercomputer (n.)
- 1966, from super- + computer.
Example
- 1. An eyeball has as much processing power as a supercomputer .
- 2. And the premise was , a supercomputer has calculated that humans have only 23 years left on the planet .
- 3. Many people wonder what adams exactly meant by 42 , the answer given by the supercomputer deep thought in the hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy .
- 4. Watson is the ibm supercomputer that last week took on , and crushed , two past champions on the us tv show jeopardy !
- 5. From its iconic monolith and smartening primates to its satellite space waltzes and mercenary supercomputer hal 9000 , which had its mind wiped by astronaut dave bowman , 2001 : a space odyssey transformed cinema 's puny universe .