Massively parallel (computing)

The term massively parallel computer ( MPR) or English Massively Parallel Processing (MPP ) referred to in the computer science, the distribution of a task on multiple CPUs, which can also have its own memory, respectively. A massively parallel computer is therefore a parallel computer which has a plurality (sometimes several thousand ) of independent execution units. As an example, the mainframe from the Blue Gene series models from IBM are mentioned.

As distinct from normal multi- processor systems, the term may also describe architectures in which the complexity of each processor is reduced (as measured for example by the number of the transistors used ) to allow a higher number of parallel Rechnender units.

See also: A symmetrical multiprocessing system.

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