distributed processing
nounUK /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /dɪˈstrɪbjətɪd ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
Distributed processing is when many computers work together to finish one big job.
The weather app uses distributed processing to predict storms faster.
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2. A way of splitting a task into smaller parts that different machines handle at the same time.
Video rendering often relies on distributed processing to save time.
3. Computing where no single central computer controls everything.
The company moved to distributed processing so one failure wouldn't stop the whole system.
4. Using many connected devices to share the workload of a large computation.
Scientists used distributed processing across thousands of PCs to analyze the data.