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What (who) is STRETCH - definition

IBM'S FIRST TRANSISTORIZED SUPERCOMPUTER
IBM Stretch; Stretch (computer); IBM Stretch computer; IBM 7030; IBM STRETCH; STRETCH (computer); STRETCH (IBM); Stretch (IBM); STRETCH
  • A circuit board from the IBM 7030, in the [[Bradbury Science Museum]], [[Los Alamos, New Mexico]].

stretch         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The stretch; Stretch (disambiguation); Stretches; Stretch (film); STRETCH (disambiguation); The Stretch
(stretches, stretching, stretched)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance.
The procession stretched for several miles...
...an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast.
= extend
VERB: no cont, V prep/adv, V n
2.
A stretch of road, water, or land is a length or area of it.
It's a very dangerous stretch of road...
N-COUNT: usu N of n
3.
When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles.
He yawned and stretched...
Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards...
She arched her back and stretched herself.
VERB: V, V n, V n
Stretch is also a noun.
At the end of a workout spend time cooling down with some slow stretches.
N-COUNT
stretching
Make sure no awkward stretching is required.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
A stretch of time is a period of time.
...after an 18-month stretch in the army...
He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
5.
If something stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends at the second, which is longer than expected.
...a working day that stretches from seven in the morning to eight at night.
VERB: V from n to n
6.
If a group of things stretch from one type of thing to another, the group includes a wide range of things.
...a trading empire, with interests that stretched from chemicals to sugar.
= range
VERB: V from n to n
7.
When something soft or elastic stretches or is stretched, it becomes longer or bigger as well as thinner, usually because it is pulled.
The cables are designed not to stretch...
Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.
VERB: V, V n
8.
Stretch fabric is soft and elastic and stretches easily.
...stretch fabrics such as Lycra.
...stretch cotton swimsuits.
ADJ: ADJ n
9.
If you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it.
They're used to stretching their budgets...
During his senior year his earnings stretched far enough to buy an old car.
VERB: V n, V
10.
If your resources can stretch to something, you can just afford to do it.
She suggested to me that I might like to start regular savings and I said Well, I don't know whether I can stretch to that.
VERB: no cont, V to n
11.
If something stretches your money or resources, it uses them up so you have hardly enough for your needs.
The drought there is stretching American resources...
Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
VERB: V n, be V-ed prep/adv
12.
If you say that a job or task stretches you, you mean that you like it because it makes you work hard and use all your energy and skills so that you do not become bored or achieve less than you should.
I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different...
They criticised the quality of teaching, claiming pupils were not stretched enough.
= push
VERB: V pron-refl, V n [approval]
13.
If you are at full stretch, you are using the maximum amount of effort or energy.
Everyone would be working at full stretch.
PHRASE: PHR after v
14.
If you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination, you are emphasizing that it is completely untrue or absolutely impossible.
Her husband was not a womaniser by any stretch of the imagination...
PHRASE [emphasis]
15.
If you stretch your legs, you go for a short walk, usually after you have been sitting down for a long time.
I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs.
PHRASE: V inflects
stretch         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The stretch; Stretch (disambiguation); Stretches; Stretch (film); STRETCH (disambiguation); The Stretch
I. v. a.
1.
Strain, tighten, make tense.
2.
Extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out.
3.
Reach, stretch forth, hold out, extend, put forth.
4.
Spread, expand, unfold, display.
5.
Strain, sprain.
6.
Exaggerate, extend too far, strain.
II. v. n.
Extend, reach, be drawn out.
III. n.
1.
Extent, extension, reach, compass, range.
2.
Effort, struggle, strain, exertion.
3.
Course, direction.
stretch         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The stretch; Stretch (disambiguation); Stretches; Stretch (film); STRETCH (disambiguation); The Stretch
I
n.
final phase
to fade in the stretch
II
v. (N; used with an adjective) we stretched the rope tight

Wikipedia

IBM 7030 Stretch

The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. It was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first CDC 6600 became operational in 1964.

Originally designed to meet a requirement formulated by Edward Teller at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the first example was delivered to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1961, and a second customized version, the IBM 7950 Harvest, to the National Security Agency in 1962. The Stretch at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, England was heavily used by researchers there and at AERE Harwell, but only after the development of the S2 Fortran Compiler which was the first to add dynamic arrays, and which was later ported to the Ferranti Atlas of Atlas Computer Laboratory at Chilton.

The 7030 was much slower than expected and failed to meet its aggressive performance goals. IBM was forced to drop its price from $13.5 million to only $7.78 million and withdrew the 7030 from sales to customers beyond those having already negotiated contracts. PC World magazine named Stretch one of the biggest project management failures in IT history.

Within IBM, being eclipsed by the smaller Control Data Corporation seemed hard to accept. The project lead, Stephen W. Dunwell, was initially made a scapegoat for his role in the "failure", but as the success of the IBM System/360 became obvious, he was given an official apology and, in 1966 was made an IBM Fellow.

In spite of Stretch's failure to meet its own performance goals, it served as the basis for many of the design features of the successful IBM System/360, which was announced in 1964 and first shipped in 1965.

Examples of use of STRETCH
1. Wrist stretch – Stretch the wrist backwards, hold for three seconds, then stretch it forwards.
2. The first phase has three corridors covering 62.4 km that will include the Versova–Ghatkopar stretch, the Colaba–Charkop stretch and the Bandra–Mankhurd stretch.
3. The Kovalam–Kollam stretch of the waterway is 74 km long and the Kottapuram–Manjeshwaram stretch 348 km.
4. If a government deficit adds to the demands on an economy at full stretch, the economy may find ways to stretch a little further.
5. They include: Neck muscle stretch – Try to make a double chin, to stretch the muscles at the base of the neck.