Multiprocessing is the use of two or more central processing units (CPUs) within a single computer system. The term also refers to the ability of a system to support more than one processor and/or the ability to allocate tasks between them. There are many variations on this basic theme, and the definition of multiprocessing can vary with context, ...
in computing, a mode of operation in which two or more processors in a computer simultaneously process two or more different portions of the same ... [5 related articles]
[n] - simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
parallel processing noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.