single-user

adjective

Of an operating system, etc., only capable of serving one user at a time, not many users simultaneously.

Opposite
multiusermulti-user
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Meanings

adjectivesingle-user (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsOf an operating system, etc., only capable of serving one user at a time, not many users simultaneously.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
multiusermulti-user

Origin

From single + user.

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Translations

Catalan monousuari
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Finnish yhden käyttäjän
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Italian monoutente
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Polish jednoużytkownikowy
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Portuguese monoutilizador, monousuário
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Spanish monousuario
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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