parallelize
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make parallel; to cause to be or run parallel to something else: The core meaning is to arrange or position things so they are parallel to each other. This involves aligning lines, processes, or objects side-by-side with equal distance between them and no intersection.
- To adapt or design (a process, computation, or system) so that multiple operations can be executed simultaneously: In computing, it means to break down a task into smaller sub-tasks that can be processed concurrently on multiple processors or cores to improve efficiency and speed.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Physical Alignment):
- The engineer needed to parallelize the two rails for the model train track.
- To ensure stability, the carpenter carefully parallelized the support beams.
- Verb (Computing/Processes):
- The software developer worked to parallelize the algorithm to take advantage of the multi-core processor.
- We must parallelize these data processing tasks to meet the deadline.
Advanced Usage
- "To parallelize a workload": To distribute units of work across multiple computing resources.
- The key to high-performance computing is the ability to effectively parallelize a workload.
- "To parallelize execution": To enable different parts of a program to run at the same time.
- The new compiler can automatically parallelize execution of certain loops.
Variants and Related Words
- Parallel (adj/n/v): Having the same direction, course, or nature; a comparison; to be similar or corresponding to.
- The two stories run parallel to each other.
- Parallelization (n): The act or process of making something parallel, especially in computing.
- The parallelization of the code resulted in a tenfold speed increase.
- Parallelizable (adj): Capable of being made parallel or broken into concurrent tasks.
- Not all algorithms are easily parallelizable.
Synonyms
- Align: To arrange in a line or bring into alignment.
- Concurrentize: (Technical) To make operations occur simultaneously. (Note: This is a less common technical synonym.)
Related Phrases
- "Parallelize across threads/cores": A technical phrase describing the distribution of tasks in a computing environment.
- The goal is to parallelize the calculation across all 16 available CPU cores.
- "Parallelize with respect to": Often used in technical contexts to indicate what element the parallelism is based on.
- We can parallelize the simulation with respect to each independent data point.
Verb
- place parallel to one another