parallel port

n : n interface between a computer and a printer where the

computer sends multiple bits of information to the

printer simultaneously [syn: {parallel interface}]

Parallel Fortran

(Pfortran) Extensions to {Fortran} by Ridgway Scott

of Houston University. Pfortran provides a

{shared memory} {SIMD} model on {message passing} computers.

It was under development in 1994.

["Pfortran: A Parallel Dialect of Fortran", L.R. Scott,

Fortran Forum 11(3):20-31, Sep 1992].

(1994-11-08)