time-sharing

noun — 2 senses

time-sharing

noun
1

Business, Real estate The joint ownership or lease of a property by multiple people who can only use it for specified periods every year, or every other year.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A technique that allows many users to use a central computer simultaneously through remote terminals.

Related terms
batch processing

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