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parallel processing
(1) An architecture within a single computer that performs more than one operation at the same time. See GPGPU, pipeline processing and vector processor. (2) An architecture using multiple...
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Definition: parallel processing
(1) An architecture within a single computer that performs more than one operation at the same time. See GPGPU, pipeline processing and vector processor.
(2) An architecture using multiple computers. See parallel computing.
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