"multiuser" meaning in English

See multiuser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: multi-user [alternative]
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  1. (computing, telecommunications) Of an operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users simultaneously. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): multiusuari (Catalan), monikäyttäjä- (Finnish), monen käyttäjän (Finnish), multi-utilisateur (French), multiusuario (Galician), Mehrbenutzer (German), πολυχρηστικός (polychristikós) (Greek), multiutente (Italian), wieloużytkownikowy (Polish), multiutilizador [Brazil] (Portuguese), multiusuário [Portugal] (Portuguese), многопользовательский (mnogopolʹzovatelʹskij) (Russian), multiusuario (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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