time slice

See also: timeslice

English

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.

   Synonym: time quantum

   Hypernyms: time interval, period

   Coordinate term: timeslot

Derived terms

• time-slicing

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: aika-annos
• German: Zeitscheibe f
• Turkish: zaman dilimi (tr)

See also

• time slot