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Multiprocessing:
- It is the process where two or more central processing units (CPUs) are used within a single computer system.
- It can be also defined as the ability of a system to support more than one processor or the ability to allocate tasks between them.
- It is sometimes referred as execution of multiple concurrent processes in a system at
operating system level where, each process runs on a separate CPU or core, as opposed to single process at any one instant...
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