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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Cray Inc., formerly known as Tera Computer Company on Form S-3 of our report
dated February 4, 2000 (March 1, 2000 as to Note 12), which expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph describing an
uncertainty about Cray Inc.'s ability to continue as a going concern, appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cray Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1999, and of our report dated June 15, 2000, which expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph describing expense allocations by
Silicon Graphics, Inc. appearing in the statement of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed of the Cray Research business unit of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
as of March 31, 2000, and the statements of revenues and direct operating
expenses of the years ended June 30, 1998 and 1999, and the nine month period
ended March 31, 2000, included in Form 8-K/A of Cray Inc. filed on June 16,
2000, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,
which is a part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Deloitte & Touche
Seattle, Washington
March 30, 2001