Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
supercalcolatore
English translation:
supercomputer
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Nov 8, 2008 18:33
15 yrs ago
Italian term
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
supercalcolatore
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers (general)
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Can anyone tell me if this is actually trying to say "supercomputer" or if there is another "thing" called a "supercalculator". I get very few hits on supercalculator so I'm wondering if it is actually just referring to a supercomputer...
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Nov 9, 2008 19:23: Tom in London Created KOG entry
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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supercomputer
you were right.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-11-08 22:48:19 GMT)
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It's a more or less meaningless expression, just as "superstar" is; but people use it, and our job [sigh] is to translate what we're given.
To quote from Wikipedia: "The term supercomputer itself is rather fluid, and today's supercomputer tends to become tomorrow's ordinary computer". For once, Wikipedia got it right :)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-11-08 22:48:19 GMT)
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It's a more or less meaningless expression, just as "superstar" is; but people use it, and our job [sigh] is to translate what we're given.
To quote from Wikipedia: "The term supercomputer itself is rather fluid, and today's supercomputer tends to become tomorrow's ordinary computer". For once, Wikipedia got it right :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks so much!"
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