in parallel

At once, together

In parallel describes things happening simultaneously or being arranged side by side.

Two processes running in parallel occur at the same time rather than one after another: The teams worked in parallel to meet the deadline.

In computing, parallel processing divides tasks across multiple processors.

Electrical components wired in parallel share the same voltage.

The phrase often contrasts with "in series" or "sequentially."

simultaneity

concurrently

At the same time

simultaneously · real-time · side by side · contemporaneously · in sync · coexisting · coinciding · at the same time · in tandem · jointly

computing

concurrent

Happening at once

asynchronous · cluster · grid · GPU · parallelized · scalable · batch · pipeline · threading · cores

equivalence

analogous

Comparable in certain respects

proportionate · commensurate · matched · mirrored · counterpart · homologous · cognate · kindred · alike · similar

coordination

synchronized

Occurring at the same time

partnership · synergy · concert · combined · interplay · complementary · reciprocal · joint effort · orchestrated · aligned

circuitry

resistor

Current-limiting circuit element

load · branch · circuit · wiring · electrical · ohm · ampere · network · component · terminal

convergence

confluence

Meeting point of streams

synthesis · integration · fusion · coalescence · blending · consolidation · meshing · harmonization · interweaving · dovetailing

Opposites
simultaneity/sequence

in parallelsequentially

In ordered succession

in series · one at a time · consecutively · one after another · serially

spatial arrangement

in parallelat an angle

intersecting · askew · perpendicular · perpendicularly · convergently

coordination/independence

in parallelin tandem

Acting as one unit

interdependently · jointly · together · collaboratively · in concert

Family

parallel, parallels, unparalleled, parallelism, paralleling, paralleled, para, parallelogram, nonparallel

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