horizontal distributed processing system
horizontal distributed processing system
[‚här·ə′zänt·əl di¦strib·yəd·əd ′prä‚ses·iŋ ‚sis·təm] (computer science)
A type of distributed system in which two or more computers which are logically equivalent are connected together, with no hierarchy or master/slave relationship.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.