Definition of Parallel processing

1. Noun. Simultaneous processing by two or more processing units.

Exact synonyms: Multiprocessing
Generic synonyms: Data Processing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parallel Processing

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Literary usage of Parallel processing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"parallel processing refers to processing that is handled by multiple CPUs simultaneously. This technology takes advantage of hardware that has multiple CPUs ..."

2. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"... total of 40 HPCs in the High Performance Computer Management Office inventory, fewer than 10 are now vector systems.214 parallel processing: The ..."

3. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"parallel processing—especially when it uses many hundreds of processors—is a ... The firms that use parallel processing computer testbeds to design DSP ..."

4. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"See "Support for parallel processing" in SAS Language Reference: Concepts for more information about parallel processing. Default: value of SAS system ..."

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