na-adjective, noun
General adjectival and noun use for things that are parallel in geometry, comparison, or simultaneous occurrence.
この二つの道路はパラレルに走っている。
These two roads run parallel.
彼の考え方は私のとパラレルだ。
His way of thinking is parallel to mine.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
parallel (computing, electronics)
Technical use in computing and electronics for parallel processing, parallel ports, or parallel circuits.
パラレルポートは今ではほとんど使われていない。
Parallel ports are rarely used nowadays.
noun
parallel skiing
Skiing term for keeping skis parallel during turns, as opposed to snowplow or stem techniques.
パラレルターンができるようになりたい。
I want to be able to do parallel turns.