Message Passing Interface

<p>The Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a portable <a href="/facts/Message-passing/RYf3hD3J">message-passing</a> standard designed to function on <a href="/facts/Parallel_computing/nQzcpzQt">parallel computing</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_architecture/tHtwxgR2">architectures</a>.  The MPI standard defines the <a href="/facts/Syntax_(programming_languages)/zM5oInza">syntax</a> and <a href="/facts/Semantics/1L4WwLAP">semantics</a> of <a href="/facts/Library_routine/xRzL3P7q">library routines</a> that are useful to a wide range of users writing <a href="/facts/Software_portability/tWKVGCBb">portable</a> message-passing programs in <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fortran/m1KqjcMU">Fortran</a>. There are several <a href="/facts/Open-source/7X9rCdz4">open-source</a> MPI <a href="/facts/Programming_language_implementation/yUp1TBYb">implementations</a>, which fostered the development of a parallel <a href="/facts/Software_industry/CJ81bC5P">software industry</a>, and encouraged development of portable and scalable large-scale parallel applications.
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Message Passing Interface