Notion for very fast computer systems, offering a multiple of capacity of normal desktop computer. The Top 500 list of the best supercomputers worldwide is updated twice a year. A distinction is drawn between mainframe computers, consisting of several powerful processors, and the Grid Computing which can be used to transform normal PCs to supercomputers as well. The first supercomputers were built in the 1970's by the Cray company.






Supercomputer im deutschen Lexikon
Supercomputer in het nederlandse encyclopedie