"time slice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time slices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time slice (plural time slices)
  1. (computing) The period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system. Wikipedia link: Preemption (computing) Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: time quantum Derived forms: time-slicing Related terms: time slot Translations (Translations): aika-annos (Finnish), Zeitscheibe [feminine] (German), zaman dilimi (Turkish)

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