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Define the word time-sharing

"timesharing" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

time-sharing
     
         (Or "timesharing") An operating system
        feature allowing several users to run several tasks
        concurrently on one processor, or in parallel on many
        processors, usually providing each user with his own terminal
        for input and output.  time-sharing is multitasking for
        multiple users.
     
        (1998-04-24)