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• An operating system that shares processor time between multiple processes by allocating each a timeslice. Once a process's timeslice has expired, another process is given a chance to run.

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  timesharing system. (n.d.). Object-Oriented Programming with Java. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/timesharing-system.

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  timesharing system. www.cs.kent.ac.uk. Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/timesharing-system (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "timesharing system." Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/timesharing-system.

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