Definition

1. 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

1. place parallel to one another