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concurrency

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A stretch of road that is shared between two or more numbered or named routes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: civil-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, road, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: road concurrency

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

acting together, as agents or circumstances or events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooperation

5

noun

Meaning 5

agreement of results or opinions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agreement

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: souběžnost — the property or an instance of being concurrent
  • Finnish: samanaikaisuus — the property or an instance of being concurrent
  • German: Gleichzeitigkeit — the property or an instance of being concurrent
  • Turkish: eş zamanlılık — the property or an instance of being concurrent
  • Esperanto: kunrulo — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Esperanto: plurtaskado — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Finnish: samanaikaisuus — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • German: Nebenläufigkeit — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Greek: ταυτοχρονισμός (taftochronismós) — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Icelandic: samskeiðun — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Indonesian: konkurensi — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
  • Turkish: eş zamanlılık — computer science: having several processes executing at the same time
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