Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD) is a parallel computer construct characterized by executing many different streams of instructions (programs) in parallel, each processing different data.
Literal Meanings of Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data
Multiple:
Meanings of Multiple:
An integer that is divisible by another number.
Profit percentage on price.
One of a set of the same duplicate.
Someone with multiple personalities.
One of a series of siblings born of multiple children.
Chain stores.
A discovery that resulted from the work of many people throughout history, not just the work of the person who made the last connection.
More than one (after the plural).
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually against the odds (may be followed by a single number).
Sentences of Multiple
14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7.
My Swiss Army has multiple blades.
The pregnancy was multiple: the woman had triplets.
Instruction:
Meanings of Instruction:
The act of teaching, teaching or providing information or knowledge.
An example of information or knowledge presented in this way.
Order or send.
A single processor operation, defined by the instruction set architecture.
A set of instructions that a manufacturer gives to users of a product or service.
Sentences of Instruction
Instructions are given on how to deal with difficult customers.
Data:
Meanings of Data:
(plural: data) A measure of something on a scale that both the writer (person or device) and the reader (another person or device) can understand. The scale is set arbitrarily, e.g. 1-10 times one, 1-100 times 0.1, or just true or false, on or off, yes, no or maybe, etc.
(plural: data) A fact known by direct observation.
(plural: data) the starting point from which conclusions are drawn.
(plural: dates) A fixed reference point or coordinate system.
