multiprogrammedadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡramd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈproʊˌɡræmd/; see also multi- comb. form. Computing.
= multiprogramme adj. 2.
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parallel1948
time-shared1954
interleaved1956
multiprogramme1959
multiprogrammed1959
uniprocessor1963
multitask1965
multitasking1966
microprocessing1974
1959 Proc. Eastern Joint Computer Conf. Dec. 80/2 The amount of work which can be accomplished per second..is, of course, increased enormously in a multi-programmed design.
1967 H. Hellerman Digital Computer Syst. Princ. ii. 107 In multiprogrammed systems it [sc. a control program] also resolves all conflicts among problem programs for calls on common facilities and ensures privacy among the several users that may be sharing these facilities.
1997 IEEE Trans. Parallel & Distributed Syst. 8 1246 Techniques for sharing the processing resources in multiprogrammed shared-memory multiprocessors, such as time-sharing, space-sharing, and gang-scheduling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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