supercomputer
supercomputer A class of very powerful computers that have extremely fast processors, currently capable (2004) of performing several Tflops, i.e. 1012 floating-point operations per second (see flops); most are now multiprocessor systems (see also SMP, MPP). Large main-memory capacity and long word lengths are the other main characteristics. upercomputers are used, for example, in meteorology, engineering, nuclear physics, and astronomy. Several hundred are in operation worldwide at present. Principal manufacturers are Cray Research and NEC, Fujitsu, and Hitachi of Japan.
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