boast 1. v. boastÂ·ed, boastÂ·ing, boasts. v. intr. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way. v. tr.
A supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the currently highest operational rate for computers. A supercomputer is typically used for scientific and engineering applications that must handle very large databases or do a great amount of computation (or both).
A new Titan supercomputer being built for the U.S. Department of Energy is set to become the world's fastest computer. Its creators claim it will be able to perform 20,000 trillion calculations per second. Today, we rely on computers for all sorts of things. Parents routinely use computers at work.