A method of operation in which multiple users with different programs interact nearly simultaneously.
example: printers
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This involves the CPU allocating individual slices of time to a number of users on the computer system. As the number of users increases the response time for each terminal declines. The speed of the CPU compared to that of the VDU and terminal is so much faster that it gives the user the impression that they are the sole user of the system.