supercomputingn.
/ˈsuːpəkəmˌpjuːtɪŋ/, /ˈsjuːpəkəmˌpjuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsupərkəmˌpjudɪŋ/ The design and use of computers with exceptionally high processing power or speed. Cf. supercomputer n. Frequently attributive.In early use with reference to mechanical computing machines used to direct artillery.
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the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective]
logistical1570
rationary1656
logistic1706
numerative1788
computational1881
supercomputing1927
society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective]
supercomputing1927
computer-like1952
society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [adjective]
supercomputing1927
society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > powerful > use or study of
supercomputing1978
1927 Army Ordnance Mar. 342/2 The central station instrument, which is a super-computing machine, solves the geometrical and ballistic problems.
1944 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 88/2 Aiken will remain at Harvard after the war as director of a supercomputing laboratory.
1978 Datamation Feb. 159 (heading) Taking another approach to supercomputing.
1982 Financial Times 18 Jan. (Computers Suppl.) p. iv/5 The Cray II..should set new benchmarks for supercomputing.
1989 New Scientist 21 Jan. 69/1 Supercomputing is at the heart of any discussion about building machines that perform as well as animals.
2002 N.Y. Times 25 June d1/1 Supercomputing is an energy-intensive process, and Q..is rated at 30 teraops, meaning that it can perform as many as 30 trillion calculations a second.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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