concurrency

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/kəŋˈkʌɹənsi/

noun

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

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

nounconcurrency (countable and uncountable, plural concurrencies)

plural concurrencies

  1. countableuncountableThe property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.
  2. broadlycountableuncountablecomputerA property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.
  3. countableuncountablecivil engineeringA stretch of road that is shared between two or more numbered or named routes.

    Synonyms: road concurrency

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stretch of road that is shared between two or more numbered or named routes.

More synonyms by meaning

nounagreement of results or opinions

Broader

nounacting together, as agents or circumstances or events

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech souběžnost
  • souběžnostthe property or an instance of being concurrent
Esperanto kunrulo, plurtaskado
  • kunrulocomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • plurtaskadocomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Finnish samanaikaisuus, samanaikaisuus
  • samanaikaisuusthe property or an instance of being concurrent
  • samanaikaisuuscomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
German Gleichzeitigkeit, Nebenläufigkeit
  • Gleichzeitigkeitthe property or an instance of being concurrent
  • Nebenläufigkeitcomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Greek ταυτοχρονισμός
  • ταυτοχρονισμός (taftochronismós)computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Icelandic samskeiðun
  • samskeiðuncomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Indonesian konkurensi
  • konkurensicomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Turkish eş zamanlılık, eş zamanlılık
  • eş zamanlılıkthe property or an instance of being concurrent
  • eş zamanlılıkcomputer science: having several processes executing at the same time
Cite this entry
APA

concurrency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concurrency

MLA

“concurrency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concurrency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concurrency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concurrency.

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