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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   NUMA Last modified: Tuesday, March 12, 2002  Short for Non-Uniform Memory Access, a type of parallel processing architecture in which each processor has its own local memory but can also access memory owned by other processors. It's called non-uniform because the memory access times are faster when a processor accesses its own memory than when it borrows memory from another processor. NUMA computers offer the scalability of MPP and the programming ease of SMP.   Short introduction to NUMA architectures Provides introductory information about NUMA architectures and user level scheduling. Related Categories Types of Computers Related Terms MPP parallel processing SMP Shopping NUMA Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Shoes 0 Store Offers Sunglasses 4 Store Offers Office Supplies 4 Store Offers Lighting 3 Store Offers Software 1 Store Offers