"hypercomputer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypercomputers [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + computer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|computer}} hyper- + computer Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypercomputer (plural hypercomputers)
  1. Any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation.
    Sense id: en-hypercomputer-en-noun-Maa2NCbo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-

Inflected forms

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