balanced computing
<jargon> Matching computer tools to job activities so that the computer
system structure parallels the organisation structure and work functions. Both
personal computers and employees operate in a decentralised environment with
monitoring of achievement of management objectives from centralised corporate
systems.
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(1996-04-15)
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balanced tree
<algorithm> An optimisation of a tree which aims to keep equal numbers of
items on each subtree of each node so as to minimise the maximum path from the
root to any leaf node. As items are inserted and deleted, the tree is
restructured to keep the nodes balanced and the search paths uniform. Such an
algorithm is appropriate where the overheads of the reorganisation on update are
outweighed by the benefits of faster search.
A B-tree is a kind of balanced tree that can have more than two subtrees at each
node (i.e. one that is not restricted to being a binary tree).
(2000-01-10)
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