distributed system
A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is
transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. This is
in contrast to a network, where the user is aware that there are several
machines, and their location, storage replication, load balancing and
functionality is not transparent. Distributed systems usually use some kind of
client-server organisation.
Distributed systems are considered by some to be the "next wave" of computing.
Distributed Computing Environment is the Open Software Foundation's software
architecture for distributed systems.
http://www.dstc.edu.au/AU/research_news/dist-env.html.
(1994-12-06)
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