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Parallel

Parallel

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.
* "The Parallel", an episode of The Twilight Zone
* "Parallel 9", a British children's television show
* Parallel (Music) an alternative hip hop group based out of Southern California
* Avinguda del Paral·lel, one of the main streets of Barcelona
* "Parallel", the fourth track on Bad Religion's 1996 album "The Gray Race"

Music

* Parallel key, the minor (or major) key of a major (or minor) key with the same tonic
* Harmonic parallelism, also known as "harmonic planing" or "parallel voice leading"
* Parallel fifths, the concurrence of successive intervals of a perfect fifth between two voices

Other uses

* Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses
* Parallel algorithm
* Parallel circuits, as opposed to series
* Parallel computing
* Parallel cousin
* Parallel evolution
* Parallel import, also known as a "grey market product"
* Parallel universe (disambiguation)
* Parallel port
* Parallel communication
* Parallel parking
* Parallel study, a type of clinical study
* Parallel transport, in mathematics using vectors and smooth curves
* Parallels Workstation, virtualization software

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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 — 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 — 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 …   Financial and business terms

  • 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