15 U.S.C. § 5541 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
- (1)DepartmentThe term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
- (2)Exascale computingThe term “exascale computing” means computing through the use of a computing machine that performs near or above 10 to the 18th power operations per second.
- (3)High-end computing systemThe term “high-end computing system” means a computing system with performance that substantially exceeds that of systems that are commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
- (4)Leadership SystemThe term “Leadership System” means a high-end computing system that is among the most advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving scientific and engineering problems.
- (5)Institution of higher educationThe term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001(a) of title 20.
- (6)SecretaryThe term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.