Etymology

From hyper- +‎ computerCategory:English terms prefixed with hyper-#COMPUTER.

Noun

hypercomputer (plural hypercomputers)Category:English lemmas#HYPERCOMPUTERCategory:English nouns#HYPERCOMPUTERCategory:English countable nouns#HYPERCOMPUTERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HYPERCOMPUTERCategory:Pages with entries#HYPERCOMPUTERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HYPERCOMPUTER

1. Any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation.
   • 1991, David H. Gelernter, Mirror Worlds, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#HYPERCOMPUTER