parallel computer

noun

UK /ˈpærəlɛl kəmˈpjuːtə/

US /ˈpærəlɛl kəmˈpjuːtər/

A parallel computer is a computer that does many jobs at the same time to finish work faster.

The scientists used a parallel computer to solve the big math problem quickly.

SYNONYMS

multiprocessor supercomputer parallel machine multi-core system

RELATED WORDS

processor cluster concurrency computing hardware

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computer system with multiple processors that share memory and work together on one task.

The lab's parallel computer split the simulation across dozens of processors.

3. A machine designed so that many calculations run simultaneously rather than one after another.

Weather models run much faster on a parallel computer than on a normal laptop.

4. Any computing setup where several processors cooperate to speed up large workloads.

Engineers built a parallel computer to train their AI models overnight.