concurrentprocessingframework
nounUK /kənˈkʌrənt ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːk/
US /kənˈkɜːrənt ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
A set of tools that helps a computer do many jobs at the same time.
The team used a concurrent processing framework to handle thousands of user requests at once.
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2. A software structure that manages several tasks running together without conflicts.
The framework coordinates shared memory so concurrent tasks do not overwrite each other's data.
3. A programming library that provides ready-made tools for running code in parallel.
Developers chose the framework because it offered built-in thread pools and lock management.
4. An architecture for splitting a large job into smaller pieces that run simultaneously.
The image renderer relies on a concurrent processing framework to divide frames across CPU cores.