Definitions for "Multicomputer"
A parallel computer based on a distributed-memory, MIMD parallel architecture. The system appears to the user as a single computer. The Paragon is a multicomputer.
an interconnected collection of computers which communicate under explicit programmed control, usually by passing messages
A computer in which processors can execute separate instruction streams, can have their own private memories, and cannot directly access one another's memories. Most multicomputers are disjoint memory machines, constructed by joining nodes (each containing a microprocessor and some memory) via links.