The phrase "a program parallel to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a program that runs concurrently or alongside another program, often in a similar context or for a similar purpose.
Example: "The new software will be developed as a program parallel to the existing system to ensure compatibility."
Alternatives: "a program alongside" or "a program in conjunction with".
Fourth, the cost of intervention was based on a hypothetical subsidy program parallel to Medicare reimbursements.
We have no adult immunization program parallel to the public health core principle of childhood immunization.
This research can also be of practical importance for health policy makers to initiate CSS insurance coverage or lending programs parallel to decisions for obligatory CSS regulations.
The most polluted properties go into the Superfund program -- a parallel to the federal program of the same name -- in which the state orders cleanups paid for by the polluters, the state or both.
It would take North Korea months to prepare a nuclear or ballistic missile test, and some Western intelligence agencies suspect that it has already been pursuing a covert uranium-based nuclear program in parallel to its known plutonium-based program.
The C.I.A. found no conclusive evidence, as yet, of a secret Iranian nuclear-weapons program running parallel to the civilian operations that Iran has declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Thus, our results draw attention to the importance of educational programs run parallel to dissemination programs, to broaden the areas of perception of health benefits of improved stoves.
The Message-Passing Interface (MPI), which is a de facto standard to program parallel and distributed applications defined and maintained by the MPI Forum [6, 7], assumes a reliable underlying infrastructure [1, 8].
Mr. Beck, a recovering alcoholic, drew a parallel to addiction recovery programs and said that the Republican Party had to admit it was in trouble.
He noted that Yemen had offered to set up rehabilitation centers to accept Yemeni detainees, a parallel to a Saudi program.
