high-performancecomputingplatform
nounUK /ˌhaɪ pəˈfɔːməns kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈplætfɔːm/
US /ˌhaɪ pərˈfɔːrməns kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈplætfɔːrm/
A very fast, powerful computer system that can solve big, hard problems quickly.
The scientists used a high-performancecomputingplatform to predict the weather for the whole month.
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2. A setup of many connected computers working together on huge tasks.
The lab built a high-performancecomputingplatform from hundreds of linked servers.
3. Hardware and software combined to run heavy scientific simulations.
Researchers ran the climate model on a high-performancecomputingplatform overnight.
4. A service that lets people rent very fast computers over the internet.
The startup rented a high-performancecomputingplatform in the cloud to train its AI.