It is also known as alternative computing.

Many in the computer industry say corporations are shifting away from using big mainframe computers for what is known as client-server computing.

The Emotion Mouse is one of the less fantastic ideas floating around a field known as affective computing.

The new machine, called a Power Parallel system, uses a technique known as parallel computing in which a series of microprocessors are linked together.

Making these arrays work in concert is a matter taxing even the expertise of researchers adept at a field known as massively parallel computing.

This approach is known as client-server computing.

This area of research is known as parallel computing.

For that reason, it is sometimes known as "ubiquitous computing."

The technique of running a single calculation on multiple computers is known as distributed computing.

While the Defense Department and others have underwritten research in this area, known as optical computing, the technology is still at its infant stages.