parallel-processing computer
1Parallel processing — is also another term for parallel computing.Parallel processing is the ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli. This becomes most important in vision, as the brain divides what it sees into four components: color, motion,… …
2parallel processing — ➔ processing * * * parallel processing UK US noun [U] IT ► a computer process in which two or more pieces of work happen at the same time: »Parallel processing requires special software that recognizes how to divide the problem and then bring the …
3parallel processing — n [U] technical when several computers work on a single problem at one time, or the process by which a single computer can perform several operations at the same time …
4parallel processing — noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units • Syn: ↑multiprocessing • Hypernyms: ↑data processing * * * ˌparallel ˈprocessing 7 [parallel processing] noun …
5parallel processing — simultaneous processing of several computer commands …
6parallel processing — /pærəlɛl ˈproʊsɛsɪŋ/ (say paruhlel prohsesing) noun the handling of large computational problems by means of a number of computer processors which work simultaneously, thus reducing overall processing time …
7parallel processing — par|al|lel pro|cess|ing [ ,perəlel pra,sesıŋ ] noun uncount COMPUTING the use of more than one computer to operate different parts of the same program in order to work faster …
8Parallel processing — Any computer with multiple processors. They can process large amounts of information quickly by executing multiple instructions concurrently …
9parallel processing — noun a mode of computer operation in which a process is split into parts, which are executed simultaneously on different processors …
10parallel processing — UK [ˌpærəlel ˈprɑʊˌsesɪŋ] / US [ˌperəlel ˈprɑˌsesɪŋ] noun [uncountable] computing the use of more than one computer to operate different parts of the same program in order to work faster …
