time sharing

n : (computer science) the use of a central computer by many

users simultaneously

time-sharing

(Or "timesharing") An {operating system}

feature allowing several users to run several tasks

concurrently on one processor, or in parallel on many

processors, usually providing each user with his own terminal

for input and output. {time-sharing} is {multitasking} for

multiple users.

(1998-04-24)