multiprocessing

[muhl-tee-pros-es-ing, -uh-sing or, esp. British, -proh-ses-ing, -suh-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 + -ing1
Related forms
multiprocessor, noun
Examples from the web for multiprocessing
  • It isn't going to instantaneously scale up to a robust multiprocessing data path and achieve high instructions per clock.
  • In fact, it is difficult to find a time in the history of computers when there was not a multiprocessing approach.
  • Operates the console in a multiprocessing and timesharing environment.
multiprocessing in Technology


parallel processing