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parallel processing

(Encyclopedia) parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. Parallel…

Carlotta

(Encyclopedia) Carlotta, Span. CarlotaCarlotta,kärlōˈtä [key], 1840–1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian,…

Top 10 Selling Albums, 2009

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling albums in the United States during 2010.…

Top 10 Selling Albums, 2010

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling albums in the United States during 2010…

James McDOWELL, Congress, VA (1795-1851)

McDOWELL, James, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Cherry Grove,” near Rockbridge County, Va., October 13, 1795; attended a classical school at Greenville, Va., a private school at…

John Harley BURKE, Congress, CA (1894-1951)

BURKE, John Harley, a Representative from California; born in Excelsior, Richland County, Wis., June 2, 1894; moved to Milaca, Minn., with his parents in 1897, to San Pedro, Calif., in 1900,…

George Walker CRAWFORD, Congress, GA (1798-1872)

CRAWFORD, George Walker, a Representative from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., December 22, 1798; was graduated from Princeton College in 1820; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Compromise of 1850

(Encyclopedia) Compromise of 1850. The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the…