Sharing the load between multiple cores, as it's known, is a smart way to curb battery drain.

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We also noticed that the new interface seems to load notes with multiple images much faster.

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Reduce your need for multiple servers and load balancers.

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Load balancing means dividing and distributing the workload between multiple base stations.

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