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Definition: hyperscaler


(1) (hyperscal AR) For the CPU architecture, see hyperscalar.

(2) (hyperscal ER) A datacenter with massive amounts of computer power and storage, especially designed for AI processing. The hyper moniker implies that servers can "scale out" (expand) to whatever quantity of processing is needed. As of 2026, the major hyperscalers are Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Oracle, IBM, Apple, CoreWeave, Alibaba, Tencent and Huawei are also hyperscalers. See Project Stargate, AI datacenter, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, CoreWeave, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud and cloud computing.