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parallel random-access machine

(definition)

Definition: A shared memory model of computation, where typically the processors all execute the same instruction synchronously, and access to any memory location occurs in unit time.

Also known as PRAM.

Aggregate child (... is a part of or used in me.)
shared memory.

See also work-depth model, multiprocessor model.

Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 47-3, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.

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Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, CRC Press LLC, 1999, "parallel random-access machine", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 27 February 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/parallelRandomAccessMachine.html