parallelprocessingframework
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːk/
US /ˈpærəlɛl ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
A set of tools that helps a computer do many jobs at the same time.
The programmer used a parallel processing framework to make the game run faster.
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2. A software library that splits large tasks across multiple processors automatically.
The framework divided the image rendering job among eight cores.
3. A system for running many small programs simultaneously on a network of computers.
Scientists used a parallel processing framework to analyze millions of records overnight.
4. A programming model that lets developers write code for many cores without managing threads manually.
This framework hides the complexity of thread creation from the developer.