supercomputer
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌsupɝkəmˈpjutɝ// UK //sˌuːpəkəmpjˈuːtɐ// su·per·com·put·er
n. a computer that is much faster and more powerful than a normal one. It can solve very complex problems in a short amount of time.
n. a high-performance computing system capable of performing at least one petaflop of processing power. Often used for scientific simulations, weather forecasting, or complex data analysis.
The university uses a supercomputer to study climate change.
Researchers are using a supercomputer to model how proteins fold, which could lead to new medical treatments.
Modern supercomputers are no longer just about raw processing speed; they are designed for massive parallelism to handle the data-intensive requirements of artificial intelligence and quantum physics.