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found: Wikipedia, via WWW, Sept. 1, 2006(Parallel algorithm ... A subtype of parallel algorithms, distributed algorithms are algorithms designed to work in cluster computing and distributed computing environments, where additional concerns beyond the scope of classical parallel algorithms need to be addressed)
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