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con⋅cur⋅rence

  [kuhn-kur-uhns, -kuhr-]
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–noun
1. the act of concurring.
2. accordance in opinion; agreement: With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery.
3. cooperation, as of agents or causes; combined action or effort.
4. simultaneous occurrence; coincidence: the concurrence of several unusual events.
5. Geometry. a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously.
6. Law. a power equally held or a claim shared equally.
7. Archaic. competition; rivalry.
Also, con⋅cur⋅ren⋅cy (for defs. 1–4).

Origin:
1515–25; < ML concurrentia. See concurrent, -ence
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con·cur·ren·cy   (kən-kûr'ən-sē, -kŭr'-)   
n.   pl. con·cur·ren·cies
Concurrence: "Concurrency of development with deployment . . . has almost always proven counterproductive" (Harold Brown).
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: con·cur·rence
Pronunciation: k&n-'k&r-&ns
Function: noun
1 : the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances
2 : an agreement in judgment; specifically : a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

concurrency
multitasking

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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