distributed data processing

n : data processing in which some of the functions are performed

in different places and connected by transmission

facilities [syn: {remote-access data processing}, {teleprocessing}]

Distributed Processes

(DP) The first {concurrent} language based on {remote

procedure call}s.

["Distributed Processes: A Concurrent Programming Concept",

Per Brinch Hansen CACM 21(11):934-940 (Nov 1978)].

(1994-12-02)