massively parallel

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a computer system that uses a large number of separate processors simultaneously to increase power and speed

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Quantum computers encode information in qubits, enabling massively parallel computation relying on purely quantum effects. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2018 The fast-growing demand for massively parallel compute power driven by artificial neural networks exacerbates this situation even further, and the appetite for energy is skyrocketing. Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 GPUs are well-suited for neural networks because their massively parallel architecture performs the necessary matrix multiplications involved in running neural networks faster than conventional processors. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023 Unlike computers, our brains are massively parallel in their organization, concurrently running many millions of separate processes. Parashkev Nachev, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2016 That’s the massively parallel supercomputers, which dominated until recently. Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019 GPUs perform massively parallel processing tasks, but there is memory access latency, and ML is already pushing the limits of external memory bandwidth. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022 Combining this storage model with massively parallel processing (MPP) can supercharge AI and analytics capabilities by enabling DevOps teams to query data simultaneously without needing to create an index or use a schema. Bernd Greifeneder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022 The massively parallel calculations possible with this approach are a perfect match for the enormous matrix calculations required to train or execute a DNN. Karl Freund, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of massively parallel was in 1977

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“Massively parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massively%20parallel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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