ALL meanings of distributed systems
- abbreviation Technical meaning of DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS distributed system 3
- noun Definition of distributed systems in Technology A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. This is in contrast to a network, where the user is aware that there are several machines, and their location, storage replication, load balancing and functionality is not transparent. Distributed systems usually use some kind of client-server organisation. Distributed systems are considered by some to be the "next wave" of computing. 1
- noun plural distributed systems two or more computers linked by telecommunication, each of which can perform independently 0