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multiprogramming

multiprogramming noun: the allocation of computing resources to more than one concurrent application, job, or user.

Noun

multiprogramming (uncountable)

  1. The allocation of computing resources to more than one concurrent application, job, or user.

Origin of multiprogramming

From multi- + programming.

Questions about multiprogramming

What does multiprogramming mean?
Multiprogramming means the allocation of computing resources to more than one concurrent application, job, or user.
What part of speech is multiprogramming?
Multiprogramming is a noun.

Words near multiprogramming in the dictionary

  1. multiprogram
  2. multiprogrammability
  3. multiprogrammable
  4. multiprogramme
  5. multiprogrammed
  6. multiprogramming
  7. multiprogression
  8. multiprogressions
  9. multiproject
  10. multiprong
  11. multipronged

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