compute server

computer, parallel A kind of parallel processor where the

parallel processors have no I/O except via a bus or other

connection to a front-end processor which handles all I/O to

disks, terminals and network.

In some antiquated IBM mainframes, a second CPU was

provided that could not access I/O devices, known as the slave

or attached processor, while the CPU having access to all

devices was known as the master processor.

(1995-03-19)