multiuser

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adjective

Of an operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users simultaneously.

Opposite
single-user
OriginEnglish user ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivemultiuser (not comparable)

alternative multi-user

  1. not comparablecommunicationsOf an operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users simultaneously.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
single-user

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. Englishuser
  9. Englishmultiuser

From multi- + user.

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Translations

Catalan multiusuari
  • multiusuariTranslations
Finnish monikäyttäjä-, monen käyttäjän
  • monikäyttäjä-Translations
  • monen käyttäjänTranslations
French multi-utilisateur
  • multi-utilisateurTranslations
German Mehrbenutzer
  • MehrbenutzerTranslations
Greek πολυχρηστικός
  • πολυχρηστικός (polychristikós)Translations
Italian multiutente
  • multiutenteTranslations
Polish wieloużytkownikowy
  • wieloużytkownikowyTranslations
Portuguese multiutilizador, multiusuário
  • multiutilizadorTranslations
  • multiusuárioTranslations
Russian многопользовательский
  • многопользовательский (mnogopolʹzovatelʹskij)Translations
Spanish multiusuario
  • multiusuarioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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