Definition of "multithreaded" [multithreaded]

• Computer Science Having more than one thread of execution. Used of applications. (adjective)
• Computer Science Supporting multithreaded applications. Used of programming languages. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Not all programs can take advantage of so-called multithreaded chips, but some customers are reporting impressive results."
• "Happily, Gmail still can be used while you're creating the cache, because Gears is multithreaded -- in other words, it can walk and chew gum at the same time."
• "Not all programs can take advantage of such "multithreaded" chips, but some customers are reporting impressive results."