time sharing

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time sharing

a. a system of part ownership of a property, such as a flat or villa, for use as a holiday home, whereby each participant buys the right to use the property for the same fixed period annually

b. (as modifier) a time-sharing system

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)

a. a system by which users at different terminals of a computer can, because of its high speed, apparently communicate with it at the same time Compare batch processing

b. (as modifier) a time-sharing computer

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Noun

time sharing - (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

sharing - using or enjoying something jointly with others

Translations

time sharing [ˈtaɪmˌʃɛərɪŋ] n

a. (Comput) → time sharing m inv, ripartizione f del tempo

b. (of property) → multiproprietà f inv

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