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multiprogrammingSame as multitasking. multiprogramming [‚məl·tə′prō‚gram·iŋ] (computer science) The interleaved execution of two or more programs by a computer, in which the central processing unit executes a few instructions from each program in succession.
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| The principle advantage of this approach is that the operating systems used to run it can be fairly straightforward extensions of the multiprogramming operating systems used on individual computers. |
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