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distributed systems

pl n

two or more computers linked by telecommunication, each of which can perform independently

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Nearby words

  1. distributed,
  2. distributed array processor,
  3. distributed data processing,
  4. distributed logic,
  5. distributed practice,
  6. distributed term,
  7. distributee,
  8. distributer,
  9. distribution,
  10. distribution channel
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