a person or computer that performs mathematical work involving large amounts of information or numbers

He gained a reputation as a smart number-cruncher who could turn data into policy. 他获得了运算奇才的美名，可以将数据转化为政策。

The PC's original use was as a stand-alone number-cruncher. 这台电脑 最初的用途是作为独立的超级运算器使用。