concurrentcomputingmodel
nounUK /kənˈkʌrənt kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈmɒdl/
US /kənˈkɜːrənt kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈmɑːdl/
A way for a computer to do many jobs at the same time.
The concurrent computing model lets the game load levels while it plays music.
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2. A design pattern for programs that run several tasks at once.
The team chose a concurrent computing model to handle thousands of web requests.
3. A theoretical framework describing how independent computations interact.
Researchers studied the concurrent computing model to prove the system was safe.
4. A hardware-software arrangement that overlaps operations to save time.
The new chip uses a concurrent computing model to speed up video editing.