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distributed systems

plural noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Now, when he’s not researching programmable network devices that can accelerate distributed systems in data centers, he and Simmons are staying with his mother and figuring out how to reboot a 132-year-old newspaper.

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“We know some resources were inaccessible for some, but not others. This often happens with DDoS of globally distributed systems,” Williams added.

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“We would not be in such a crisis if we had more regenerative and distributed systems,” he said.

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“This research could help figure out where would these distributed systems make sense,” said Totman, who is not involved with the Penn research and is a private-sector executive with Innovyze, a California technology firm.

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The early internet was all about distributed systems interoperating around open standards.

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