"working set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: working sets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Head templates: {{en-noun}} working set (plural working sets)
  1. (computing theory) The amount of memory required by a process in a given time interval. Wikipedia link: working set Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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