TIME-SHARING


Meaning of TIME-SHARING in English

/tuym"shair'ing/ , n.

1. Computers. a system or service in which a number of users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer for different purposes.

2. Also, time-share . a plan in which persons share ownership or rental costs of a vacation home, esp. a condominium, entitling each participant to use the residence for a specified time each year.

[ 1960-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .