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time slice

/ˈtaɪmslaɪs/

time slice noun: the period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.

Noun

time slice (plural time slices)

  1. The period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.
    Synonyms:
    time quantum

time slice meaning in Tamil

time slice in Tamil

நேரக்கூறு

Synonyms of time slice

Forms of time slice

pluraltime slices
alternative formtimeslice

Words formed from time slice

Questions about time slice

What does time slice mean?
Time slice means the period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.
What is time slice in Tamil?
Time slice in Tamil is நேரக்கூறு. See Time slice meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is time slice?
Time slice is a noun.
How do you pronounce time slice?
Time slice is pronounced /ˈtaɪmslaɪs/.
What is the plural of time slice?
The plural of time slice is time slices.

Words near time slice in the dictionary

  1. time signature
  2. time signatures
  3. Time Simulator
  4. time sink
  5. time sinks
  6. time slice
  7. time slices
  8. time slicing
  9. time slicings
  10. time slip
  11. time slips

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Adapted from Wiktionary: time slice (page history and authors); time slice (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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