distributedcomputingkit

noun
UK /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ kɪt/
US /dɪˈstrɪbjətɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ kɪt/

A set of tools that lets many computers work together like a team to solve one big job.

The students used a distributedcomputingkit to split their science simulation across all the classroom laptops.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software bundle for building programs that run on several machines at once.

The lab installed a distributedcomputingkit to test their new messaging protocol.

3. A hardware and software package for linking computers into one shared system.

Their distributedcomputingkit included network cards, cables, and setup scripts.

4. An educational set for teaching how computers cooperate on shared tasks.

The teacher handed out a distributedcomputingkit so kids could see how nodes share work.

5. A collection of libraries and APIs for managing remote jobs across a network.

She added the distributedcomputingkit to her project to schedule tasks on remote servers.