noun
distributed computing
Technical computing term for a system where processing is spread across multiple networked computers.
分散コンピューティングは大規模なデータ処理に使われる。
Distributed computing is used for large-scale data processing.
Cloud computing is a broader service model that often uses distributed computing, but focuses on on-demand resource delivery over the internet.
Parallel computing splits a task across multiple processors in a single machine, while distributed computing uses multiple separate machines connected by a network.
Compound of 分散 (ぶんさん, 'distribution') and コンピューティング ('computing'), a direct calque from English 'distributed computing'.