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time sharing Definition

☆ time sharing

noun

  1. a system permitting the simultaneous employment of a computer by many users at remote locations
  2. a system for sharing ownership in a vacation home, condominium, etc., in which each of the joint purchasers may occupy the unit during a specified period each year

time sharing Related Forms
time′·-shared′ adjective
time-sharing Telecom Definition
A mode of operation that allows multiple independent users to share the resources of a multiuser computer system, including the CPU, bus, and memory.Time-sharing generally is accomplished by interleaving computer usage, with the independent applications or users taking turns using computer resources, although the appearance may be of concurrent usage.