parallel

parallel: parallel par‧al‧lel [ˈpærəlel] adjective [only before a noun]

1. ECONOMICS COMMERCE parallel goods, imports etc are sold avoiding the distribution channel S (= ways of making goods available to the public) approved by the makers:

• Luxury brands manufacturers are angry about the sale of parallel goods in supermarkets.

2. COMPUTING involving more than one computer operation happening at the same time:

• parallel computing
— compare serial

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parallel UK US /ˈpærəlel/ adjective

► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE used to describe products that are bought in one country in an unofficial way and then sold more cheaply than usual in a different country: »Brandowners are not entirely opposed to parallel trade.
»The government has adopted a labelling policy which requires distributors of parallel goods to label the origins of the goods.

→ Compare GREY(Cf. ↑grey)

► IT involving two or more computer processes happening at one time: »Groups of workstations act in parallel.

→ Compare SERIAL(Cf. ↑serial)

→ See also PARALLEL IMPORT(Cf. ↑parallel import), PARALLEL PROCESSING(Cf. ↑parallel processing)

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Synonyms:

Equidistant throughout (as lines), Parallel line / In conformity, in harmony, in accordance, Resemblance, similarity, likeness / Like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, equal, correspondent, Comparison / Counterpart

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Parallel — Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel — may refer to: Mathematics and science * Parallel (geometry) * Parallel (latitude), an imaginary east west line circling a globe Proper name * Parallel (manga), a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi * Parallel (video), a video album by R.E.M. *… … Wikipedia
Parallel — Par al*lel, n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. [1913 Webster] Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallel — [par′ə lel΄, par′ələl] adj. [Fr parallèle < L parallelus < Gr parallēlos < para , side by side (see PARA 1) + allēlos, one another < allos, other: see ELSE] 1. extending in the same direction and at the same distance apart at every… … English World dictionary
parallel# — parallel adj *like, alike, similar, analogous, comparable, akin, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, identical, equal, equivalent: corresponding, correlative (see RECIPROCAL) parallel n 1 Comparison, contrast, antithesis, collation… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
parallel — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them. 2) occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding: a parallel universe. 3) Computing involving the… … English terms dictionary
Parallel — Par al*lel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralleled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralleling}.] 1. To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else. [1913 Webster] The needle . . . doth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel 9 — was a British children s television show that broadcast from 1992 to 1994. It aired on BBC1 on Saturday mornings, thereby occupying the time slot that was at other times held by programmes such as Going Live! .The premise of the show focused on… … Wikipedia
parallel — Adj std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. parallēlos, parallēlus, dieses aus gr. parállēlos nebeneinander , zu gr. allḗlōn einander und gr. para . Abstraktum: Parallele. Ebenso nndl. parallel, ne. parallel, nfrz. parallèl, nschw. parallel … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Parallel I/O — Parallel I/O, in the context of a computer, means the performance of multiple I/O operations at the same time. It is a common feature of operating systems.One particular instance is parallel writing of data to disk; when file data is sperad… … Wikipedia

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