Direction conformable to that of another line,

One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map; as, the counry was divided into North and South at the 38th parallel.

One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.

A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.

parallel lines are lines which lie in the same plane but never intersect or meet

Distance of planets from the celestial equator.

Lines or planes that have no intersection in any direction.

A minor aspect formed by two planets having the same degree of declination from the ecliptic while also being on the same side of the ecliptic, i.e., both north declination or both south declination. See also contra-parallel.

extending where each matching point on different lines is equidistant

Two lines evenly spaced.

Running side by side from the base to tip; especially of veins.

Two lines or surfaces extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting.

Small circle on the surface of the Earth formed by the intersection of the surface of the reference sphere or ellipsoid with a plane parallel to the plane of the Equator. This line is identified by its latitude. The Equator (a great circle) is usually also treated as a parallel

In reference to coordinate and survey systems, this refers to those imaginary lines running east-west, also called lines of latitude.

Straight lines (in the same plane) going indefinitely in both directions and do not meet in either direction.

the name for a line or latitude

Equidistant at all points, no matter how far extended; never meeting.

Two lines in the same plane that will never intersect.

Similar property. Properties that are side by side but do not meet.

always equidistant. Parallel lines never meet, however far they are produced. Parallel lines must lie in the same plane.

Two lines are parallel if they are in the same plane and never intersect.

An aspect formed when two planets are in the same declination, that is, when they are the same distance north or south of the celestial equator. Generally considered to operate much like the conjunction.

an imaginary circle of constant latitude around the surface of the earth parallel to the equator. See also meridian.

Outmoded Idea that 2 Lines can Extend to Infinity Without Touching

Extending in the same direction and at a constant distance apart, so as to never meet. A parallel line, surface, etc. Also used to refer to lines of latitude which circle the earth and are all parallel to the equator and each other.

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

a circle of latitude A circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle on the Earth, that connects all locations with a given latitude

an aspect by declination, rather than longitude

Lines that lie in the same plane and never meet. Also, planes lying in space that never meet.

Two lines that run next to each other but never meet.

Another word for latitude lines.

Two lines running side by side at an equal distance apart. Railroad tracks run parallel to each other.

Lines or surfaces which may be extended infinitely without meeting.

A parallel (of latitude) is a line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle drawn on the Earth in a plane parallel to the plane that contains the equator.

1. Of or relating to electronic circuits in which the corresponding terminals of two or more components are connected. 2. In geometry and graphics, of, relating to, or being lines that run side by side in the same direction in the same plane without intersecting. 3. In data communications, of, relating to, or being information that is sent in groups of bits over multiple wires, one wire for each bit in a group. See also parallel interface. Compare serial. 4. In data handling, of or relating to handling more than one event at a time, with each event having its own portion of the system's resources.

A line circling the earth at a constant latitude. The Equator is the parallel at 0° latitude that serves as the baseline for all latitude measurements.

Line of latitude. The 17th parallel is the line of latitude at 17 degrees north or south.

two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect

lines or surfaces that are always the same distance apart and therefore never meet

A horizontal line (really a circle) encircling the earth at constant latitude.

Circle in parallel planes to that of the equator defining north-south measurements, also called line of latitude.

veins running side by side without intersecting - typical of monocots

A parallel poster to the roadside, can be seen from both sides of the road.

Two lines extending in the same direction and angle and never meeting.

Refers to a data communication format wherein many signal lines are used to communicate more than one piece of data at the same time.

Two or more lines that never intersect. Their slopes are exactly equal.

In siege operation, a trench or system of trenches dug by the besieging army roughly parallel to the enemy's ramparts as a line from which to begin a further advance.

An aspect in declination where two planets are in the same degree (with an orb of 1 degree), both North or both South of the celestial equator. Read by most astrologers as similar to a conjunction.

(adj) Extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (same distance apart), and not meeting. (You'll hear this one in math class.)

lines that never meet and infinitely maintain the same distance between them.

Lines on the earth's surface that are parallel with the equator.

Lying or extending alongside of one another and always at the same distance apart; continuously equidistant: said of two or more lines, surfaces, or concrete things.

A line of latitude. See latitude.

a parapet thrown up to confront defenses when conducting a siege by regular approaches.  The First Parallel was constructed out of range of the enemy's guns.  Saps were pushed forward fifty or a hundred yards to construct a Second Parallel, and so on, until reaching the ditch of the enemy fortification. Imprecisely applied to describe a curtain wall.

Lines of constant latitude, parallel to the equator.

a circumference parallel to the (celestial or terrestrial) equator; it measures the latitude of a point.

An aspect by declination that operates in much the same way as a conjunction. In this case, two planets which occupy the same degree of latitude are said to be parallel.

1. A property of two or more lines that are separated at all points by the same distance. 2. A horizontal line encircling the earth at a constant latitude . The equator is a parallel whose latitude is 0 degrees. Digital measures of latitude are positive up to 90 degrees above the equator and negative below. On maps they are identified by degrees N or S from the equator

Lines that are in the same plane that do not intersect.

The relationship between lines, planes, etc. that lie at a 0° angle and are aligned in the same direction.

In two-dimensional Euclidean space, two lines that do not intersect. In three-dimensional Euclidean space, parallel lines not only fail to intersect, but also maintain a constant separation between points closest to each other on the two lines.

A line parallel to the equator and connecting all places of the same latitude.

Given distinct lines in the plane that are infinite in both directions, the lines are parallel if they never meet. Two distinct lines in the coordinate plane are parallel if and only if they have the same slope.

1. A property of two or more lines that is separated at all points by the same distance. 2. A horizontal line encircling the Earth at a constant latitude. The Equator is a parallel whose latitude is 0. Measures of latitude range from 0 to 90 north of the Equator and from 0 to -90 to the south.

A line of constant latitude. Parallels get shorter toward the poles, becoming a point at the pole itself.

The angular relationship between two planets that occupy the same degree (within 1° orb) and direction of declination, both north or both south. Interpretational emphasis is similar to that of a weak conjunction. See also declination.

Lines side by side, equidistant, and never meeting.

Parallel is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. The existence and properties of parallel lines are the basis of Euclid's parallel postulate.

Loosely speaking, parallel implies a situation where multiple things can be done simultaneously, like having multiple check-out lines each serving people all at once. Parallel connections are by their nature more expensive than serial ones, but usually faster. Also, in a related use of the word, often multitasking computers are said to be capable of running multiple programs in parallel.

All connected to a common path equally (not in series). In the telecom industry, parallel transmissions take one data stream, break it into multiple streams, and then transmit those streams simultaneously.

the characteristic of a stage whereby multiple producers (e.g., roles, teams) are concurrently performing tasks (e.g., different producers are simultaneously working on different work products).

(1) (IEEE) Pertaining to the simultaneity of two or more processes. (2) (IEEE) Pertaining to the simultaneous processing of individual parts of a whole, such as the bits of a character or the characters of a word, using separate facilities for the various parts. (3) Term describing simultaneous transmission of the bits making up a character, usually eight bits [one byte]. Contrast with serial.

When signals are send as a group. This feature is limited in frequency because of different wire timings that can cause signal corruption. Different wires in the same connector can have small imperfections that will make the electrical currents slower than they should be. This can cause the signal on that wire to be mistimed with the rest of the wires if the frequency timing is small enough. Contrast to serial.

The transfer of bits over multiple wires at one time. Accomplished by devoting a separate wire for each bit of a byte.

One transmission path for each bit.

The simultaneous performance of related activities or tasks, normally using different resources, that enables completing those activities faster than if they were done in a serial manner.

In computer terminology, usually refers to two or more processes or events that can occur simultaneously and without interfering with each other.

Handled simultaneously in separate facilities; operating on two or more parts of a word or item simultaneously; contrasted with serial.

of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"

The connection of different wires to reach the same destination. This type of connection is faster than serial. (7/96)

ports were designed for Centronics and until recently was the type of interface most commonly used for printers. This port is 25 pins and is usually one of the largest ports you will find on your computer. The port is designed according to the IEEE 1284 specification. You will sometimes see references to EPP, LPT, or ECP when referring to printer ports in computer specifications. On (nowadays rare) occasion you will sometimes see external disk drives, scanners, or even external SCSI converters connected to the parallel port of a computer. Many devices may be connected simultaneously to one Firewire port by using a "hub" or "bridge" to distribute or "split" the connection, but the practical limit to number of connected devices is 63.

The simultaneous transmission of all the bits of a byte over separate wires. Compare serial.

The carrying out of several tasks at the same time. For example in parallel communications, 8 bits of a byte would be transmitted together (see also Serial).

a bus system in which information is moved in multibit units simultaneously.

Hardware and software specification for communications between PCs and peripheral devices (usually printers).

In parallel transmission, data is transferred one group of bits at a time via multiple data lines. Parallel connection is used to connect a printer or modem.

adj. Trad. (of binding or assignment) done in the style of psetq, let, or do; that is, first evaluating all of the forms that produce values, and only then assigning or binding the variables (or places). Note that this does not imply traditional computational "parallelism" since the forms that produce values are evaluated sequentially. See sequential.

A port connection for the synchronous, high-speed flow of data along parallel lines to the printer. Parallel ports negotiate with peripheral devices to determine whether they're ready to receive data, and report error messages if a device isn't ready.

The concept of "parallel" represents a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time.

The simultaneous transmission of data bits over multiple lines.

A method of transmitting several bits of data simultaneously through a communications channel.

A port used for connecting external devices such as a printer or another computer.

Doing more than one thing at a time. In computing, there are two contexts. A parallel data structure means that when a number is manipulated in the computer, all of its digits are handled at once. (Once again, mechanical adding machines work this way.) A parallel program structure means that more than one program step is carried out at once (cf. the ENIAC). Contrast with serial or sequential.

A type of recording in which a byte or group of bytes are recorded simultaneously in a vertical line crossing all the tracks on the tape.

During data transfer, the ability to transfer several things at the same time. For example, transferring 8 data bits at once rather than one at a time as with "Serial" data transfers.

In computing, refers to processes that occur simultaneously.

A form of data processing that handles multiple data streams and/or processes simultaneously. Parallel processing is used for some peripheral devices, most notably in printers. Parallel processing contrasts with serial processing, which indicates a number of single processes occurring in a series.

The transfer of data over multiple wires in a cable which allows for multiple bits to be sent at a time usually to a printer. Also see Serial.

PORT: A connection socket, usually on the rear of a computer through which data is transmitted in parallel form (8 bits at a time). Parable transmission is faster than serial and is used for peripherals such as printers, Zip drives, scanners etc.

Side-by-side data transmission. In 8-bit parallel, all the bits in a byte arrive simultaneously.

All at the same time as opposed to serial which is one after another. The parallel port on your computer can send 8 bits in parallel at a time. See also Parallel Port and Serial Port.

Simultaneous but independent execution of individual tasks.

A form of data transmission in which the data is sent one byte at a time over several wires that each carry one byte. In parallel transmission, all the bytes arrive simultaneously, as opposed to serial transmission in which bits arrive one by one.

A type of port which transmits and receives data byte at a time. So named because the 8 bits are sent in parallel. Printers, scanners, Zip disks, external hard disks, and digital cameras are common peripherals that use parallel ports, though they can use others, depending on the particular model. 'In parallel' generally means two things occurring simultaneously. Some very fast computers use parallel processing, where more than one CPU carries out the instructions in a program at the same time.

To move data several bits at a time, rather than one at a time.  Many scanners use parallel connections to move image information, SCSI or printer parallel.

There are two ways that the computer can talk to something else. One of these is called parallel I/O, which simply means that the data is sent out one byte at a time. See serial for the other.

A means of communication in which digital data is sent multiple bits at a time, with each simultaneous bit being sent over a separate line.

a parallel connection transmits data chunks along multiple wires simultaneously. Contrast serial.

A communication scheme in which the bits of a byte are transferred simultaneously over a multistrand cable.

Transmission of all the bits (e.g. in a character) at the same time. If the character has eight bits, there are eight wires. Faster and more expensive than serial where the eight bits would be sent, "sideways", one at a time.

Simultaneous computer data processing of the individual parts of a whole. Parallel ports on microcomputers often connect with printing devices.

Means that two lines will never intersect even if they go on forever, like these

An electric circuit in which the elements or components are connected between two points with one of the two ends of each component connected to each point.

Two components are in parallel if, when tracing a path between two points in a circuit, you find that you have the alternative of branching off and tracing through either one component or the other, before those alternative paths rejoin. Whether two things are in parallel or series depends critically on the two points that you are tracing the path between; it makes no sense to say that things are in parallel without reference to those points. See also series.

Connection of the cell terminals of the same polarity together to form a battery of higher capacity. Parallel connection is not recommended for sealed nickel-cadmium cells or batteries except under special controlled conditions.

CIRCUIT A circuit containing two or more parallel paths through which current can flow.

In DC electrical circuits such as a battery bank or solar panel array, this is a connection where all negative terminals are connected to each other, and all positive terminals are connected to each other. Voltage stays the same, but amperage is increased. In AC circuits such as a wind generator alternator, each parallel coil is connected to common supply wires, again increasing amperage but leaving voltage the same. Opposite of Series. See also Star.

A method of making multiple electrical connections in which all of the positive leads are connected to one power terminal and all of the negative leads are connected to the other power terminal, so that the current has multiple paths to follow through the circuit.

where there is more than a single edge connecting two given vertices

Resistor, cells, switches, and batteries etc can be connected in parallel as in this diagram

Forced Sharing Two switchmode power supplies with feedback loops will do strange and sometimes unexpected things when connected in parallel. Often one supply will carry the entire load until its current limit is reached. If it starts hiccuping before the other one comes to its rescue the two supplies may start a chaotic oscillation. The answer to this problem is to use power supplies that are made to communicate with each other so they can collaborate, a switchmode power supply feature know as parallel forced sharing. Sometimes this takes the form of a master-slave operation, and sometimes they just force each other to put out the same current.

A type of circuit connection in which loads are connected side by side across a common voltage source.

A circuit in which two or more devices are connected to the same source of voltage, sharing a common positive and negative point, so that each device receives the full-applied voltage.

paralleling device – A device on the Interconnection System of a Distributed Resource to allow it to operate in conjunction with the EPS. The paralleling device must be tested on the open circuit to confirm compliance with IEEE standards.

Devices connected together so that the same voltage appears across all devices.

An arrangement of terminals where poles of like polarity are connected together

A term used to describe the inter-connection of cell or batteries in which all like terminals are connected together.

circuit : A circuit where there are two or more paths for current to flow. The voltage is the same throughout each branch of a parallel circuit, but the current is different. (Vice versa in a series circuit.)

The interconnection of cells/batteries where all the like terminals are connected together. This results in increased capacity.

Also called a shunt. Connected to the same pair of terminals, so that the current can branch out over two or more paths.

Connection "Connection in which the voltage stays the same, but the amperage multiplies."

A means of connecting two or more circuits together so that their inputs are connected together, and their outputs are all connected together.

In a parallel electrical circuit, the components share an energy source but do not share the same current. Click here to go back to where you were.

The relationship in electric circuits in which two or more current paths are connected between the same two points.

Circuit having two or more paths for current flow. Also called shunt.

An interface used for connecting hardware to your computer.

A configuration of an electrical circuit in which the voltage is the same across the terminals. The positive reference direction for each resistor current is down through the resistor with the same voltage across each resistor.

Electrical circuit that has all the positive points joined together and all the negative points joined together. - Category: Recording

Connection of two or more parts of a circuit to the same pair of terminals, so that current divides between the parts. This is contrasted with series connections, where the parts are connected end to end so that the same current flows through all.

Term used to describe the interconnection of cells or batteries in which all the like terminals are connected together. Results in increased capacity.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"