multi-useradj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈjuːzə/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈjuzər/,

/ˌməltaɪˈjuzər/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, user n.¹

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + user n.¹ Compare multi-access adj., multi-use adj.

Chiefly Computing.

Designed for use by more than one user, esp. simultaneously; (of a computer) able to be used by more than one person and accessed from more than one terminal concurrently; (of a computer game) in which several players participate simultaneously. Cf. multi-access adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > with multiple users

multi-access1964

multi-user1964

multiple-access1966

open access1967

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > having many users

multi-user1964

1964 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 14/2 It rejects the transport theory for the ‘multi-user’ conception.

1964 Communications ACM 7 527/1 In the multiuser system it is important to provide a means of filing source and machine language programs on auxiliary storage.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 183/1 Berth No. 43—Multi-user container berth.

1983 80 Microcomputing Feb. 42/3 Such a system will cut up the RAM memory to enable up to three different programs to run simultaneously. Thus the system will not only be multi-user but also multitasking.

1994 .net Dec. 55/3 You could..participate in one of the hundreds of multi-user games that are accessible via Telnet.

2000 Architects' Jrnl. 18 May 41 The multi-user hall has facilities for regional gymnastics training, steam room, sauna and spa plus a crèche and soft play area.

Compounds

multi-user dungeon n. = MUD n.³

ΚΠ

1980 Byte Dec. 182/2 There was briefly a multiplayer version of the PDP-10 Zork several years ago, and today there is a ‘Multiple User Dungeon’ at Essex University in England.]

1985 Economist (Nexis) 23 Feb. 88 ‘Interacting can mean anything from kissing to killing or stealing.’ Thus begins the instructions for Mud, the multi-user-dungeon game housed in a DEC mainframe computer at Britain's Essex University.

1993 Newsweek 6 Sept. 45/2 Multi-user Dungeons are seducing everyone from adolescents to investment bankers.

2000 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 9 Sept. Multi User Dungeons grew out of online fantasy gaming and now embraces a vast area where slaying dragons is the least of it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multi-user
释义	multi-useradj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈjuːzə/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈjuzər/, /ˌməltaɪˈjuzər/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, user n.¹ Etymology: < multi- comb. form + user n.¹ Compare multi-access adj., multi-use adj. Chiefly Computing. Designed for use by more than one user, esp. simultaneously; (of a computer) able to be used by more than one person and accessed from more than one terminal concurrently; (of a computer game) in which several players participate simultaneously. Cf. multi-access adj. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > with multiple users multi-access1964 multi-user1964 multiple-access1966 open access1967 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > having many users multi-user1964 1964 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 14/2 It rejects the transport theory for the ‘multi-user’ conception. 1964 Communications ACM 7 527/1 In the multiuser system it is important to provide a means of filing source and machine language programs on auxiliary storage. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 183/1 Berth No. 43—Multi-user container berth. 1983 80 Microcomputing Feb. 42/3 Such a system will cut up the RAM memory to enable up to three different programs to run simultaneously. Thus the system will not only be multi-user but also multitasking. 1994 .net Dec. 55/3 You could..participate in one of the hundreds of multi-user games that are accessible via Telnet. 2000 Architects' Jrnl. 18 May 41 The multi-user hall has facilities for regional gymnastics training, steam room, sauna and spa plus a crèche and soft play area. Compounds multi-user dungeon n. = MUD n.³ ΚΠ 1980 Byte Dec. 182/2 There was briefly a multiplayer version of the PDP-10 Zork several years ago, and today there is a ‘Multiple User Dungeon’ at Essex University in England.] 1985 Economist (Nexis) 23 Feb. 88 ‘Interacting can mean anything from kissing to killing or stealing.’ Thus begins the instructions for Mud, the multi-user-dungeon game housed in a DEC mainframe computer at Britain's Essex University. 1993 Newsweek 6 Sept. 45/2 Multi-user Dungeons are seducing everyone from adolescents to investment bankers. 2000 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 9 Sept. Multi User Dungeons grew out of online fantasy gaming and now embraces a vast area where slaying dragons is the least of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1964
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