multiprogramming

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multiprogramming

(ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ)

(Computer Science) a time-sharing technique by which several computer programs are each run for a short period in rotation

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Noun

multiprogramming - the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer

concurrent execution

instruction execution, execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

Translations

multiprogrammazione

multiprogramming

multiprograming (US) [ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊgræmɪŋ] N → multiprogramación f

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Layland, "Scheduling algorithms for multiprogramming in a hard real-time environment," Journal of ACM, vol.

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