In computing, time-sharing is the sharing of a computing resource among many users by means of multiprogramming and multi-tasking. Its introduction in the 1960s, and emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s, represented a major technological shift in the history of computing. By allowing a large number of users to interact concur... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing
in data processing, method of operation in which multiple users with different programs interact nearly simultaneously with the central processing ... [6 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/51