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.

Other Words From

• multi·proces·sor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiprocessing¹

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