multiprocessor

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mul⋅ti⋅proc⋅ess⋅ing

[muhl-tee-pros-es-ing, -uh-sing or, especially Brit., -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 + -ing ¹

Related forms:

mul⋅ti⋅proc⋅es⋅sor, noun

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multiprocessor
parallel processing

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