スーパーコンピュータ

すーぱーこんぴゅーた
noun
supercomputer
technicalelectronics
1. supercomputer
An extremely high-performance computer used for large-scale scientific and technical calculations such as weather forecasting and simulations. From English 'supercomputer'.
スーパーコンピュータで計算(けいさん)する。
We compute it on a supercomputer.
Supercomputers are used for weather forecasting.
最新(さいしん)のスーパーコンピュータは一秒間(いちびょうかん)に膨大(ぼうだい)な計算(けいさん)をこなす。
The latest supercomputers carry out an enormous number of calculations per second.

Often shortened to スパコン in news and conversation. Used for weather and climate modeling, drug discovery, physics simulations, and other tasks needing massive computing power.

Similar words

  • スパコン: supercomputer — common abbreviation
  • パソコン: personal computer — an everyday computer, vastly less powerful