Dictionary - Definition of HPC

Specialty Definition: HPC

Domain	Definition
Computing	H/PC Hand-held Personal Computer Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace	1: High pressure compressor -- compresses the core flow. (references)
	2: High Pulse Command. (references)
	3: Hand-Held PC. (references)
Business	High performance Computer. Computers whose processing capabilities require enhanced export control treatment. As computer technology advances, the export control threshold of an HPC changes. Consult EAR §742.12 for the current HPC threshold. (references)
Environment	Helium purification component. (references)
Technology	1: High Performance Computing. (references)
	2: High Probability of Completion. (references)
	3: High Pressure Compressor. (references)
	4: Handheld Personal Computer. (references)
	5: High Performance Computer. (references)
Weather	1: Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. (references)
	2: An acronym for the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. See Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Specialty Expressions: HPC

Expressions	Domain	Definition
HPC (High Performance Computer)	Technology	The term used since 1996 for a class of computers in the mid-range of the computing performance scale. Presently these computers are in the speed range of 1,500 - 40,000 MTOPS. HPC replaces the now-obsolete term "supercomputers." (references)
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
HPC	English	Head performance criterion
HPC	French	Critère de performance de la tête	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).				Top

HPC may stand for:

High-performance computing
Handheld PC, Microsoft's specification for handheld devices.
Health professional card
Health Professions Council
High-performance peripheral controller
House Price Crash
Hyde Park Corner, a place in London.
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
Hybrid photonic crystal
Hyde park crew
Home and Personal Care
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hasty Pudding Cipher
Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate
Health and Personal Care a category of manufactured consumer goods such as antiseptic cream and shampoo.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "HPC". Image Credit.

Topics by Level of Interest: HPC
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HPC	3	HPC	3
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