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distributed computing

noun

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  1. The process of aggregating the power of several computers to collaboratively run a single…

    The process of aggregating the power of several computers to collaboratively run a single computational task in a transparent and coherent way.

    • SETI is a well-known example of distributed computing, with over five million computer users involved.

  2. The use of the idle time of large numbers of networked computers to work on projects too…

    The use of the idle time of large numbers of networked computers to work on projects too large for any single group.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for distributed computing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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