Parallel is a
geometric term of location
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Geometric terms of location describe directions or positions relative to the shape of an object. These terms are used in descriptions of engineering, physics, and other sciences, as well as ordinary day to day discou ...
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Computing
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Parallel algorithm
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Parallel computing
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Parallel metaheuristic
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Parallel (software), a UNIX utility for running programs in parallel
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Parallel Sysplex, a cluster of IBM mainframes
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Parallel communication
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Parallel port
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Parallel ATA
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Parallel Computers, Inc., an American computer manufacturer of the 1980s
Mathematics and science
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Parallel circuits, as opposed to series
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Parallel (geometry)
In geometry, parallel lines are coplanar straight lines that do not intersect at any point. Parallel planes are planes in the same three-dimensional space that never meet. '' Parallel curves'' are curves that do not touch each other or int ...
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Parallel (operator), mathematical function used in electrical engineering
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Parallel postulate
In geometry, the parallel postulate, also called Euclid's fifth postulate because it is the fifth postulate in Euclid's ''Elements'', is a distinctive axiom in Euclidean geometry. It states that, in two-dimensional geometry:
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Parallel evolution
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Parallel transport
In geometry, parallel transport (or parallel translation) is a way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold. If the manifold is equipped with an affine connection (a covariant derivative or connection on the tangent b ...
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Parallel manipulator
Navigation
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Parallel (latitude), an imaginary east–west line circling a globe
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declination
In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol ''δ'') is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle. Declination's angle is measured north or south of t ...
, used in astronomy
Music and entertainment
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''Parallel'' (manga)
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''Parallel'' (2018 film), a Canadian science fiction thriller film
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Parallel (2023 film) an upcoming American science fiction thriller film
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Parallel key
In music theory, a major scale and a minor scale that have the same tonic note are called parallel keys and are said to be in a parallel relationship. Forte, Allen (1979). ''Tonal Harmony'', p.9. 3rd edition. Holt, Rinehart, and Wilson. . "Wh ...
, the minor (or major) key of a major (or minor) key with the same tonic
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Parallel chord
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''Parallel'' (video), a compilation of music videos by REM
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''Parallel'' (The Black Dog album), 1995
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Parallel (Four Tet album)
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''Parallel'' (EP), a 2017 EP by GFriend
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The Parallel", an episode of the TV series ''The Twilight Zone''
Other uses
* Parallel, a type of trench; see
Siege#Age of gunpowder
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Parallel cousin
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Avinguda del Paral·lel
Avinguda del Paral·lel (; en, Avenue of the Parallel) is one of the main streets of the city of Barcelona, dividing Ciutat Vella, Eixample and Sants-Montjuïc districts. It receives this name because it is (unlike any other street in Barcelo ...
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Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses
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Parallelism (rhetoric)
Parallelism is a rhetorical device that compounds words or phrases that have equivalent meanings so as to create a definite pattern. This structure is particularly effective when "specifying or enumerating pairs or series of like things".Corbett an ...
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Parallel (filling stations operator), an operator in Ukraine's oil wholesale and retail markets
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Parallel lines (disambiguation) Parallel lines are two lines in a shared plane that do not intersect.
Parallel Lines or Parallel Line may also refer to:
* ''Parallel Lines'', a 1978 album by Blondie
* ''Parallel Lines'' (Dick Gaughan & Andy Irvine album), a 1982 album by Dick G ...
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Parallel universe (disambiguation)
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Parallel World (disambiguation) Parallel World or Parallel Worlds may refer to:
* ''Parallel World'' (1983 video game), a video game published by Enix for home computers
* ''Parallel World'' (1990 video game), a video game published by Varie for the Family Computer
* ''Parallel W ...
See also
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Parallels (disambiguation) Parallels may refer to:
* Circle of latitude (also parallels), an abstract east–west small circle connecting all locations around Earth at a given latitude
* Parallels (company), a software company based in Bellevue, Washington
** Parallels Deskt ...
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