A computer designed from scratch to perform a specific function. Contrast with general-purpose computer. See ASIC. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Computer scientists have succeeded in developing a special purpose computer that can project high-quality 3D holography as a video. With the newly developed 'phase type' HORN-8, the calculation method ...

IBM will sell Exabyte's M2 line of tape storage drives for Big Blue's iSeries line of special-purpose computers, the companies said Wednesday. The move expands an alliance that began in September in ...

PHILADELPHIA – Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have received a two-year, $2,125,000 grant to introduce advanced security features used in special-purpose government computers ...

Japanese computer scientists have succeeded in developing a special purpose computer that can project high-quality three-dimensional (3D) holography as a video. The research team led by Tomoyoshi Ito, ...