coprocess

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noun

A process that explicitly yields control to other processes or to the operating system.

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Meanings

nouncoprocess (plural coprocesses)

plural coprocesses

  1. computingA process that explicitly yields control to other processes or to the operating system.

Origin

From co- + process.

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APA

coprocess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocess

MLA

“coprocess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coprocess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocess.

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