time-slicing

English

Alternative forms
  • time slicing

Noun

time-slicing (plural time-slicings)

  1. (computing) A technique used to share a processor in round robin manner with all the tasks of the same priority, allowing lower priority tasks when idle.

Synonyms
  • CPU sharing
  • job control
  • task control
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