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multiprocessing

/ˈmʌltiˌpɹɒsɛsɪŋ/

multiprocessing noun: computation using more than one processor.

Noun

multiprocessing (uncountable)

  1. Computation using more than one processor.

Origin of multiprocessing

From multi- + processing.

Questions about multiprocessing

What does multiprocessing mean?
Multiprocessing means computation using more than one processor.
What part of speech is multiprocessing?
Multiprocessing is a noun.
How do you pronounce multiprocessing?
Multiprocessing is pronounced /ˈmʌltiˌpɹɒsɛsɪŋ/.

Words near multiprocessing in the dictionary

  1. multiprobes
  2. multiproblem
  3. multiproblematic
  4. multiprocedural
  5. multiprocess
  6. multiprocessing
  7. multiprocessor
  8. multiprocessors
  9. multiproducer
  10. multiproduct
  11. multiproduction

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