Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parallel computing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: par-al-lel -com-put-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some of the most impressive applications of massively parallel computing have been in the context of wide-area distributed platforms."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does parallel computing mean?: A type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously.

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