Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data
MIMD
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data

   (MIMD) The classification under {Flynn's taxonomy} of a
   {parallel processor} where many {functional units} perform
   different operations on different data.  Examples would be a
   network of {workstations} or {transputers}.  Compare {SIMD}.

   (1994-11-08)