gridcomputingsystem
nounUK /ɡrɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
US /ɡrɪd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
A grid computing system is a group of many computers working together like one big computer to solve hard jobs.
The scientists used a grid computing system to process millions of weather records overnight.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A network of computers linked across locations to share processing power and storage as a single resource.
The university's grid computing system pools idle machines from every lab.
3. Software infrastructure that coordinates tasks across many separate machines.
The grid computing system schedules each job to the least busy node.
4. A setup where unused computer power is shared to handle large scientific calculations.
Researchers rely on a grid computing system to simulate protein folding.