# AskParallelizationFactor

The number of threads that Answer Server should use to gather answers. Increasing the value of this parameter can improve the response time because the different interpretations of the question can be split between the available threads.

This parameter specifies the number of threads to use to gather answers for each `ask` action, so if you set `AskParallelizationFactor=2` and process four `ask` actions concurrently, Answer Server uses eight threads to gather answers.

Type: | Integer
Default: | 1
Allowed Range: | Maximum: 32
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | MySystem
Example: | `AskParallelizationFactor=4`
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