parallelsystemdesign
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˈpærəlɛl ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪn/
A way of planning a computer setup so many parts work at the same time.
The team used parallel system design to make the game run faster on many computers.
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2. The layout of a machine or network where several tasks happen at once.
Engineers studied the parallel system design of the traffic lights to keep cars moving.
3. A school project about building things that work side by side.
For science class, she made a parallel system design with two toy motors running together.
4. Planning how different parts of a program can run at the same time without clashing.
The coder focused on parallel system design so the app could download and save files together.