multiprogram

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adjective

Having or employing multiple programs simultaneously

OriginEnglish program ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiprogram (not comparable)

alternative multi-program · alternative multi-programme · alternative multiprogramme

  1. not comparablecomputingHaving or employing multiple programs simultaneously

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishprogram
  9. Englishmultiprogram

From multi- + program.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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