executive system concurrency

executive system concurrency

[ig′zek·yəd·iv ‚sis·təm kən′kər·ən·sē]

(computer science)

The capability of the executive of a computer system to handle more than one job at the same time if these jobs do not require the same components at the same time.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.