Parallelize

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make parallel (to each other).

    "Care must be taken lest the machine parallelize the fibers."

  2. 2
    place parallel to one another wordnet
  3. 3
    To make to execute in parallel.

    "The programmers had to learn how to parallelize their algorithms."

  4. 4
    To treat as if parallel; to draw parallels between.

    "They erroneously parallelized the symptoms of the two diseases."

Example

More examples

"Care must be taken lest the machine parallelize the fibers."

Etymology

From parallel + -ize.

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