distributedcomputingframework

noun
UK /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːk/
US /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/

A set of tools that helps many computers work together like one big team.

The engineers used a distributed computing framework to split the huge job across a hundred machines.

SYNONYMS

cluster computing frameworkparallel processing frameworkgrid computing toolkitdistributed systems platform

RELATED WORDS

clusternodemiddlewarescalabilityfault tolerance

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software library that handles communication and coordination between machines so developers can focus on their own code.

Apache Hadoop is a well-known distributed computing framework for big data.

3. An architecture that spreads workloads across multiple networked computers to improve speed and reliability.

The company adopted a distributed computing framework to keep its services running during outages.

4. A programming environment offering built-in support for running tasks on remote machines.

The course introduced students to a distributed computing framework for scientific simulations.