supercomputer

noun su·per·com·put·er \-kəm-ˌpyü-tər\

: a large and very fast computer

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: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations

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

: a large very fast computer used especially for scientific computations

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