parallel programming

parallel programming

[′par·ə‚lel ′prō‚gram·iŋ]
(computer science)
A method for performing simultaneously the normally sequential steps of a computer program, using two or more processors.
(electronics)
Method of parallel operation for two or more power supplies in which their feedback terminals (voltage control terminals) are also paralleled; these terminals are often connected to a separate programming source.
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