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I've come across the word(?) "parallelize" in some white papers I'm editing,
and I am unsure whether it is an accepted word in any context. Presumably it
means "to make parallel".
I know I can write around this word(?) usage fairly easily, but am now
wondering if it is a legitimate, verifiable word...
I've checked a number of dictionaries, both physically and over the
Internet, and both mundane and computer-related, and have been unable to
find this word(?).
Can anyone:
(1) Give me a verification of "parallelize" being a legitimate word, or
not, and in what context,
-or-
(2) Send me the URL for the computer dictionary that's frequently
referenced on this list, but which, of course, I can't find now?
