Meanings
nounmultiprocessing (uncountable)
- uncountableComputation using more than one processor.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsimultaneous processing by two or more processing units
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 多处理
- 多处理 (duōchǔlǐ)computation using one more than one procesor
Finnish moniprosessointi
- moniprosessointicomputation using one more than one procesor
French calcul parallèle, traitement parallèle
- calcul parallèlecomputation using one more than one procesor
- traitement parallèlecomputation using one more than one procesor
Greek πολυεπεξεργασία
- πολυεπεξεργασία (polyepexergasía)computation using one more than one procesor
Portuguese multiprocessamento
- multiprocessamentocomputation using one more than one procesor
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multiprocessing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessing
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“multiprocessing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiprocessing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessing.
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