Meanings
nounparallel computing (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously.
Some of the most impressive applications of massively parallel computing have been in the context of wide-area distributed platforms.
2003, Ananth Grama, Vipin Kumar, Anshul Gupta, George Karypis, Introduction to Parallel Computing, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 4
Translations
Arabic حَوْسَبَة مُتَوَازِية
- حَوْسَبَة مُتَوَازِيةTranslations
Finnish rinnakkaislaskenta
- rinnakkaislaskentaTranslations
Japanese 並列計算
- 並列計算Translations
Polish obliczenia równoległe
- obliczenia równoległeTranslations
Turkish paralel hesaplama, koşut hesaplama
- paralel hesaplamaTranslations
- koşut hesaplamaTranslations
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APA
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“parallel computing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20computing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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