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


Computing

* Parallel algorithm * Parallel computing * Parallel metaheuristic * Parallel (software), a UNIX utility for running programs in parallel * Parallel Sysplex, a cluster of IBM mainframes * Parallel communication * Parallel port * Parallel ATA * Parallel Computers, Inc., an American computer manufacturer of the 1980s


Mathematics and science

* Parallel circuits, as opposed to series *
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 ...
* Parallel (operator), mathematical function used in electrical engineering * Parallel postulate * Parallel evolution *
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 ...
* Parallel manipulator


Navigation

* Parallel (latitude), an imaginary east–west line circling a globe * Parallel of declination, used in astronomy


Music and entertainment

* ''Parallel'' (manga) * ''Parallel'' (2018 film), a Canadian science fiction thriller film * Parallel (2023 film) an upcoming American science fiction thriller film *
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 * Parallel chord * ''Parallel'' (video), a compilation of music videos by REM * ''Parallel'' (The Black Dog album), 1995 * Parallel (Four Tet album) * ''Parallel'' (EP), a 2017 EP by GFriend * " The Parallel", an episode of the TV series ''The Twilight Zone''


Other uses

* Parallel, a type of trench; see Siege#Age of gunpowder * Parallel cousin *
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 ...
* Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses *
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 ...
* Parallel (filling stations operator), an operator in Ukraine's oil wholesale and retail markets *
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 ...
* Parallel universe (disambiguation) *
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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