time slice

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time slice

/ˈtaɪmslaɪs/

noun time slices · timeslice

The period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.
Similar: time quantum

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中文	時間片 /时间片 shíjiānpiàn
Deutsch	Zeitscheibe

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@misc{time_slice_2026,
  title = {time slice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20slice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}