1 taking place at the same time or in the same location
3 meeting at, approaching, or having a common point
4 having equal authority or jurisdiction
5 in accordance or agreement; harmonious
6 something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause
n a method of designing and marketing new products in which development stages are run in parallel rather than in series, to reduce lead times and costs, (Also called)
n the ability of a computer to process two or more programs in parallel
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