massively parallel processing computer

computing
Also known as: MPP computer

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work of Hillis

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    In supercomputer: Historical development

    …machines quickly became known as massively parallel computers. Besides opening the way for new multiprocessor architectures, Hillis’s machines showed how common, or commodity, processors could be used to achieve supercomputer results.

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