hypercomputer

noun

hypercomputer

noun

Etymology From hyper- + computer.

1

Any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation.

  • The roping together of networked computers into a single “hypercomputer” is a new fact—esoteric stuff; but it’s such an obvious and compelling idea, and it’s working so well in practice, that it continues to come on strong.1991, David H. Gelernter, Mirror Worlds, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179:

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