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hypercomputer

hypercomputer noun: any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation.

Noun

hypercomputer (plural hypercomputers)

  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

Forms of hypercomputer

pluralhypercomputers

Origin of hypercomputer

From hyper- + computer.

Questions about hypercomputer

What does hypercomputer mean?
Hypercomputer means any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation.
What part of speech is hypercomputer?
Hypercomputer is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercomputer?
The plural of hypercomputer is hypercomputers.

Words near hypercomputer in the dictionary

  1. hypercompliance
  2. hypercompliant
  3. hypercomputation
  4. hypercomputations
  5. hypercompute
  6. hypercomputer
  7. hypercomputers
  8. hypercomputing
  9. hyperconcentrated
  10. hyperconcentration
  11. hyperconcentrations

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