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Glossary
scheduler
The process, either third-party or the MathWorks job manager, that
queues jobs and assigns tasks to workers.
task
One segment of a job to be evaluated by a worker.
varian t arr ay
An array which resides in the workspaces of all la bs, but whose content
differs on these labs.
worker
The MATLAB process that performs the task computations. Also known
astheMATLABworkerorworkerprocess.
worker checkpoint information
Files required by the worker during the execution of tas ks.
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