multiprocessing
[
muhl
-tee-pros-es-ing, -
uh
-sing
or, esp. British,
-proh-ses-ing, -s
uh
-sing]
/ˈmʌl tiˌprɒs ɛs ɪŋ, -ə sɪŋ
or, esp. British,
-ˌproʊ sɛs ɪŋ, -sə sɪŋ/
noun
,
Computers.
1.
the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
Origin
1930-35;
multi-
+
process
+
-ing
1
Related forms
multiprocessor,
noun