minisupercomputer

noun

A computer capable of vector processing and small-scale multiprocessing, a cheaper alternative to a full supercomputer in the 1980s.

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Meanings

nounminisupercomputer (plural minisupercomputers)

plural minisupercomputers

  1. computingA computer capable of vector processing and small-scale multiprocessing, a cheaper alternative to a full supercomputer in the 1980s.

Origin

From mini- + supercomputer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

superminicomputer
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APA

minisupercomputer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisupercomputer

MLA

“minisupercomputer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisupercomputer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minisupercomputer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minisupercomputer.

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