Time-sharing (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a system or service in which a number of users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer for different purposes.
  2. a plan in which persons share ownership or rental costs of a vacation home, especially a condominium, entitling each participant to use the residence for a specified time each year.
noun
    • a system of part ownership of a property, such as a flat or villa, for use as a holiday home, whereby each participant buys the right to use the property for the same fixed period annually
    • (as modifier)
    • a system by which users at different terminals of a computer can, because of its high speed, apparently communicate with it at the same time
    • (as modifier)
Time-sharing (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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