multiprocessor

British

/ ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊsɛsə /

noun

computing a number of central processing units linked together to enable parallel processing to take place

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The strategy envisions Windows as a scalable architecture that straddles a broad range of hardware platforms, from hand-held pen-based computers to powerful RISC-based multiprocessor servers.

From Time

“Instead of viewing this environment as 100 independent machines connected to a network, we thought of it as a 100-element multiprocessor, in search of a program to run.”

From Scientific American

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