multithreading

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noun

The use of multithreaded code.

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

nounmultithreading (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe use of multithreaded code.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishthreading
  7. Englishmultithreading

From multi- + threading.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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