"time-sharing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} time-sharing (uncountable)
  1. (business, real estate) The joint ownership or lease of a property by multiple people who can only use it for specified periods every year, or every other year. Tags: uncountable Translations (type of joint ownership): timesharing (Dutch), osa-aikaomistus (Finnish), Ferienwohnrecht [neuter] (German), andelslägenhet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-time-sharing-en-noun-uLjx3Hhe Categories (other): Business, Real estate Topics: business, real-estate Disambiguation of 'type of joint ownership': 98 2
  2. (computing) A technique that allows many users to use a central computer simultaneously through remote terminals. Tags: uncountable Translations (computing: technique to allow multiple users share a computer resource): osituskäyttö (Finnish), χρονομερισμός (chronomerismós) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-time-sharing-en-noun-ZLokOv6C Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 53 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 49 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 56 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 57 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 50 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 54 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 54 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 59 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 55 15 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: technique to allow multiple users share a computer resource': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: batch processing

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} time-sharing
  1. present participle and gerund of time-share Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: time-share
    Sense id: en-time-sharing-en-verb-9Lr7YiOO

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