noun
- the simultaneous execution of multiple processes or tasks by a computer system, typically using multiple processors or processor cores
Usage: computing/technical term; often used in software development and system architecture
Examples
- Modern operating systems use multiprocessing to run several applications at the same time.
- The server's multiprocessing capability allows it to handle thousands of requests simultaneously.
- Multiprocessing improves performance by distributing computational tasks across multiple CPU cores.
- Python's multiprocessing module enables developers to create programs that run multiple processes in parallel.
- The system switched from single-threaded to multiprocessing architecture to reduce latency.