mul·ti·proc·ess·ing

[muhl-tee-pros-es-ing, -uh-sing or, esp. British, -proh-ses-ing, -suh-sing]
noun Computers.
the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.

Origin:
1930–35; multi- + process + -ing1

mul·ti·proc·es·sor, noun
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multiprocessing definition


parallel processing

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Multiprocessing is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
It isn't going to instantaneously scale up to a robust multiprocessing data path and achieve high instructions per clock.
Operates the console in a multiprocessing and timesharing environment.
In fact, it is difficult to find a time in the history of computers when there was not a multiprocessing approach.
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