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noun
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Computers. a system or service in which a number of users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer for different purposes.
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Also, time-share. a plan in which persons share ownership or rental costs of a vacation home, especially a condominium, entitling each participant to use the residence for a specified time each year.
Origin:
1960–65
1960–65
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Time sharing
is always a great word to know.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to use or occupy by time-sharing.
noun
2.
time-sharing (def. 2).
Related forms
time-shar·er, noun
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| time sharing | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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. | a. Compare batch processing 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 |
| b. (as modifier): a time-sharing computer | |
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