parallelcomputingenvironment
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt/
US /ˈpærəlɛl kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
A place where many computers work together at the same time to solve big problems.
The scientists used a parallel computing environment to run their simulation much faster.
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2. A software framework that lets programs split tasks across multiple processors.
The lab installed a new parallel computing environment for machine learning jobs.
3. A network of linked computers sharing work to finish a job quickly.
Our parallel computing environment connects fifty machines in one room.
4. A setup in which several calculations happen at once instead of one after another.
Weather models run inside a parallel computing environment to save time.