Parallel is a
geometric term of location which may refer to:
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
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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
* Parallel of
declination, 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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