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).
Supercomputers arenât used to run chess programs anymore. In the 80s and 90s, some very strong supercomputers, such as Deep Thought and its successor, Deep Blue, were pitted against grandmasters. At that time, the chess-playing computers were still struggling to beat the strongest grandmasters.