time-sharing

noun

The joint ownership or lease of a property by multiple people who can only use it for specified periods every year, or every other year.

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Meanings

nountime-sharing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe joint ownership or lease of a property by multiple people who can only use it for specified periods every year, or every other year.
  2. uncountablecomputingA technique that allows many users to use a central computer simultaneously through remote terminals.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of time-share

Translations

Dutch timesharing
  • timesharingtype of joint ownership
Finnish osa-aikaomistus, osituskäyttö
  • osa-aikaomistustype of joint ownership
  • osituskäyttöcomputing: technique to allow multiple users share a computer resource
German Ferienwohnrecht
  • Ferienwohnrechttype of joint ownership
Greek χρονομερισμός
  • χρονομερισμός (chronomerismós)computing: technique to allow multiple users share a computer resource
Polish timesharing, timesharing
  • timesharingtype of joint ownership
  • timesharingcomputing: technique to allow multiple users share a computer resource
Swedish andelslägenhet
  • andelslägenhettype of joint ownership
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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