parallel processing

noun

1. the performance by a computer system of two or more simultaneous operations

parallel processing

1. The use of many different computer processors to work on different parts of a problem simultaneously. This is one way of increasing the speed at which computers can work, with each processor working on a part of a larger problem. (Compare serial processing.)

The SETI project recently introduced a parallel processing system that allows individuals to use their personal computers to analyze data and assist in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Example Sentences

The AI processing cabinets are jammed in together to eliminate this element of latency and create what the tech sector calls parallel processing, operating as one enormous computer.

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This ability for parallel processing makes the brain much more efficient compared to traditional computing systems.

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Obstacles such as huge-scale parallel processing, exaenergy consumption, reliability, memory and storage—along with a lack of software to start running on such supercomputers—stood in the way of those standards.

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Computers may be made for parallel processing, but humans are better off serial processing.

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Thus, it is certainly possible that a vaccine will arrive much sooner, mainly because companies are "parallel processing," as Ellerin says.

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