Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!ogicse!emory!hubcap!george%avocet From: george%avocet@cs.utah.edu (Lal George) Newsgroups: comp.parallel Subject: fine->medium->coarse Message-ID: <9166@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 30 May 90 17:18:24 GMT Sender: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu Lines: 9 Approved: parallel@hubcap.clemson.edu I would like clarification regarding the proper meaning of the terms fined grained, medium grained and coarse grained parallelism. I have seen the latter two being used interchangeably. Where does one typically draw the line between medium and coarse grained parallelism. Thanks. Lal.