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multiprocessing

[ muhl-tee-pros-es-ing, -uh-singor, especially British, -proh-ses-ing, -suh-sing ]

noun

, Computers.
  1. the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.

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  • multi·proces·sor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiprocessing1

First recorded in 1930–35; multi- + process + -ing 1

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