time-sharer
/ˈtʌɪmˌʃɛːrə/noun
1 Electronics. A device which automatically switches a signal to two or more circuits in turn; a time-sharing circuit or device. Now rare.
2A program which controls the allocation of processor time in a time-sharing system. rare.
3 Computing. A user of a time-sharing system. Now historical.
4Each of the joint owners of a timeshare property.
Origin
1950s. From time + sharer, after time-sharing. Compare time-share.
- a square deal
- a square peg in a round hole
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) quiet as a mouse (or lamb)
- (as) quiet as the grave
- asquint
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth
- (as) red as a beetroot (beet)
- as regards
- as regular as clockwork
- (as) right as a trivet
- (as) right as rain
- (as) rough as guts
- ass
- -ass
- Assad, Hafiz al-
- as safe as houses
- assagai
- assai
- assail
- assailable
- assailant
- Assam
- Assamese