time-sharev.
/ˈtʌɪmˌʃɛː/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˈʃɛ(ə)r/ Computing and Electronics.
transitive. To use concurrently with others on a time-sharing basis. Cf. time-sharing n. 2a, 2b.
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society > computing and information technology > software > load system [verb (transitive)] > timeshare
time-share1977
1952 Math. Tables & Other Aids Computation 6 48 Where the integrators consist merely of paired numbers operating on each other..it becomes possible to time share operational circuits among all of the number pairs.
1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 177/1 At a terminal an operator is connected to the computer and time-shares the computer with other operators.
1986 Electronic Musician May 32/2 A single A-to-D converter that is time-shared by both audio channels, instead of one for each.
2008 X. Zeng et al. in D. Talia et al. Grid Middleware & Services 4 A modified time-sharing approach..allocates the different CPUs, cores, or virtual CPUs to different jobs in a dedicated manner and time-shares the remaining resources.
Derivatives
ˈtime-shared adj.
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society > computing and information technology > hardware > [adjective] > way of processing
parallel1948
time-shared1954
interleaved1956
multiprogramme1959
multiprogrammed1959
uniprocessor1963
multitask1965
multitasking1966
microprocessing1974
1954 U.S. Patent 2,666,198 20/2 Communication is accordingly established between a selected craft and a selected ground station on a time-sharing basis,..the aircraft being enabled to select any one of the time-shared channels.
1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 135 (caption) One head can serve for both reading and writing on a time-shared basis.
2008 W. Stallings Operating Syst. (ed. 6) ix. 411 In most interactive operating systems, whether single user or time shared, adequate response time is the critical requirement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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