Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metacomputer

/ˌmɛtəkəmˈpjuːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-com-put-er
IPA: /ˌmɛtəkəmˈpjuːtə/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grid or cluster of computers that work together on a problem as a single system.

Example Sentences

"The Polder metacomputer initiative is an ambitious project that aims to provide an experimental framework for metacomputer design tradeoffs and gradually build a metacomputer environment that organizes heterogeneous distributed resources into one single computer environment with a unified access."
"A metacomputer comprises many computers and terabytes of memory in a loose confederation, tied together by a network."
"The recognition of employee badges converts the building into a kind of metacomputer that accommodates each staff member's stated preferences as he or she nears."

Etymology

From meta- + computer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Inflected Forms

metacomputers (plural)

Phrases

parallel computing

Frequently Paired Words

metacomputing supercomputer parallel computing

Questions

How do you pronounce metacomputer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəkəmˈpjuːtə/.
What does metacomputer mean?: A grid or cluster of computers that work together on a problem as a single system.
Where does metacomputer come from?: From meta- + computer.

How to pronounce metacomputer

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “metacomputer”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌmɛtəkəmˈpjuːtə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “metacomputer”.
Repeat and practice — Say “metacomputer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.