What is the meaning of `:` in `parallel-k echo: A B C > abc_ file`?

if so, what is the meaning of : in parallel-k echo: A B C > abc_file ? What"s the effect?

Mar.03,2021

this is the deterministic usage / notation of parallel. : is preceded by commands and followed by parameters (used instead of stdin)
to cite examples on gun.org, which are equivalent:

  (echo file1; echo file2) | parallel gzip
  parallel gzip ::: file1 file2
  parallel gzip {} ::: file1 file2
  parallel --arg-sep ,, gzip {} ,, file1 file2
  parallel --arg-sep ,, gzip ,, file1 file2
  parallel ::: "gzip file1" "gzip file2"

https://www.gnu.org/software/.

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