concurrency

noun — 3 senses

concurrency

noun

/kəŋˈkʌɹənsi/

1

The property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.

2

Computer, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Science, Sciences Broadly A property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.

3

Civil engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Road, Transport A stretch of road that is shared between two or more numbered or named routes.

Derived terms
autoconcurrency, concurrency pattern, nonconcurrency, timestamp-based concurrency control, wrong-way concurrency
Hyponyms
optimistic concurrency, pessimistic concurrency

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