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マルチプログラミング (maruchipuroguramingu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マルチプログラミング

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Meanings

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multiprogramming

Computing term for running multiple programs concurrently on a single processor by switching between them.

マルチプログラミングによってCPUの待まち時じ間かんを減へらせる

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Multiprogramming can reduce CPU idle time.

Related words

マルチタスク
マルチタスク (multitasking) is a broader term often used for running multiple tasks or applications simultaneously, while マルチプログラミング specifically refers to the OS technique of keeping multiple programs in memory and switching the CPU among them.

Built from

マルチ+プログラミング

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'multiprogramming'.