Definition of Multiprocessing

1. Noun. Simultaneous processing by two or more processing units.

Exact synonyms: Parallel Processing
Generic synonyms: Data Processing

Definition of Multiprocessing

1. Noun. Computation using one more than one processor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Multiprocessing

1. [n -S]

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Literary usage of Multiprocessing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS(R) 9.1.3 OLAP Server: User's Guide, Second Edition by SAS Publishing (CRT) (2006)
"See also SMP (symmetric multiprocessing), thread-enabled operating system, ... See also parallel I/O, parallel processing, SMP (symmetric multiprocessing). ..."

2. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: Data Administration Guide by SAS Publishing (2006)
"The SAS SPD Engine and SAS SPD Server performance are boosted in these ways: n support for terabytes of data n scalability on symmetric multiprocessing ..."

3. Sas/connect 9.1: User's Guide by Sas Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"Hardware that is capable of multiprocessing would include an SMP machine or multiple machines on a network with each machine containing one or more ..."

4. SAS/SHARE(R) 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) a hardware and software architecture that can improve the speed of I/O and processing. An SMP machine has multiple CPUs and ..."

5. SAS(R) 9.1 Companion for Windows by SAS Institute (2004)
"The following is generally true in multiprocessing SMP environments: n Machines that are used as servers for multiple applications perform best if they are ..."

6. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization: Technology Applications Report (1997) by Pat Hartary (1999)
"The Gemini multiprocessing Secure Operating System Security Kernel runs the GTNP This software implements real-time, priority-based scheduling to provide ..."

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