multiprocessing

[muhl-tee-pros-es-ing, -uh-sing, -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.

Other Word Forms

• multiprocessor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiprocessing¹

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

Example Sentences

In my case,  I worked for 12 years in a development group that created an OS that did symmetrical multiprocessing.

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The challenge of multiprocessing has been around for decades.

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