concurrent
Pronunciation: /kəŋˈkʌɹənt/
The English word “concurrent” has 11 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
- Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
- Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
- Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
- Meeting in one point.
- Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
- Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
noun
- One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
- One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
Etymology
From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).
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