Cray instability
A shortcoming of a program or algorithm that manifests itself only when a large
problem is being run on a powerful machine such as a Cray. Generally more subtle
than bugs that can be detected in smaller problems running on a workstation or
minicomputer.
[Jargon File]
(1994-10-13)
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