'''Massive parallelismparallel processing''' ('''MPMPP''') is a term used in [[computer architecture]],[[reconfigurableto computing]],refer [[application-specificto integrateda circuit]] (ASIC) and [[field-programmable gate array]] (FPGA) design. It signifies thecomputer presencesystem ofwith many independent [[arithmetic]] units or entire [[microprocessor]]s, that run in parallel. The term ''massive'' connotes hundreds if not thousands of such units. Early examples of such a system are the [[Distributed Array Processor]], the [[Goodyear MPP|Goodyear MP]], and the [[Connection Machine]].
Today's most powerful [[supercomputer]]s are all ''MP'' systems such as [[Earth Simulator]], [[Blue Gene]], [[ASCI White]], [[ASCI Red]], [[ASCI Purple]], [[ASCI Thor's Hammer]].
