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The GATE Cloud Paralleliser (GCP)

GCP is a tool designed to support the execution of pipelines built using GATE
Developer over large collections of thousands or millions of documents, using a
multi-threaded architecture to make the best use of today's multi-core processors.

GCP tasks or _batches_ are defined using an extensible XML syntax, describing
the location and format of the input files, the GATE application to be run, and
the kinds of outputs required. A number of standard input and output handlers
are provided, but all the various components are pluggable so custom
implementations can be used if the task requires it. GCP keeps track of the
progress of each batch in a human- and machine-readable XML format, and is
designed so that if a running batch is interrupted for any reason it can be
re-run with the same settings and GCP will automatically continue from where it
left off.

A users' manual is available here: %(doc/gcp-guide.pdf, PDF).