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distributed computing

system whose components are located on different networked computers
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distributed computing

Summary

distributed computing is a field of study[1]. It draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #50 of 379).[2]

Key Facts

  • distributed computing's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • distributed computing's instance of is recorded as field of study[4].
  • distributed computing's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • distributed computing was published by Technical University and State Library Darmstadt[6].
  • distributed computing is a type of computing[7].
  • distributed computing is a type of parallel computing[8].
  • distributed computing is a type of computer science[9].
  • distributed computing's Commons category is recorded as Distributed computing[10].
  • distributed computing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Distributed computing[11].
  • distributed computing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/distributed-computing[12].

Why It Matters

distributed computing draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #50 of 379).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Simon-james-a · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of latvia id → 000115923
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    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/distributed-computing
    Library of congress authority id → sh85042293
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