distributed computing

noun

The process of aggregating the power of several computers to collaboratively run a single computational task in a transparent and coherent way.

“SETI is a well-known example of distributed computing, with over five million computer users involved.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundistributed computing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of aggregating the power of several computers to collaboratively run a single computational task in a transparent and coherent way.

    SETI is a well-known example of distributed computing, with over five million computer users involved.

  2. uncountableThe use of the idle time of large numbers of networked computers to work on projects too large for any single group.
Cite this entry
APA

distributed computing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed%20computing

MLA

“distributed computing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed%20computing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distributed computing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed%20computing.

Source: distributed computing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.