time-sharing

[ tahym-shair-ing ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌʃɛər ɪŋ /

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noun

Computers. a system or service in which a number of users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer for different purposes.

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.

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Origin of time-sharing

First recorded in 1960–65

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How to use time-sharing in a sentence

Stephen Colbert was back on the airwaves Monday and wasted no time sharing details from his latest celebrity encounter.
Marie Colvin’s Final Interview, Obama Sings Again, More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
However, in large, expensive systems time-sharing can be very useful.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.
Accessibility of the system for programming could be improved by running a simple time-sharing monitor on it.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.
Two years after operation commenced, the first satisfactory time-sharing monitor was completed and put into service.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.

With exalted military genius he guided every movement, at the same time sharing the toil of the humblest soldier.
Henry IV, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for time-sharing

time sharing

noun

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
(as modifier)a time-sharing system

a system by which users at different terminals of a computer can, because of its high speed, apparently communicate with it at the same timeCompare batch processing
(as modifier)a time-sharing computer

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