hyperscaler
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A company that provides hyperscale computing infrastructure.
Example Sentences
- "The hyperscalers include the mega cloud operators like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google."
- "Do you think it’s possible for a company like Anthropic to do this without a hyperscaler [like Amazon or Google]^([sic])?"
- "New facilities consume more electricity than ever. A rack of servers stuffed with AI chips requires about ten times more power than a non-AI version a few years ago. A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that in 2023 America's data centres used 176 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity. That is forecast to increase to between 325TWh and 580TWh by 2028 (see chart 2), or 7-12% of America's total consumption, with hyperscalers accounting for about half."
- "The Big Four “hyperscalers”—Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft—expect to deploy a combined $725bn of capital expenditure this year on data centres."
Etymology
From hyperscale + -er.