multithreadediterationcode
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈθrɛdɪd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən kəʊd/
US /ˌmʌltiˈθrɛdɪd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən koʊd/
Computer code that lets a program do many looping jobs at the same time.
The engineer wrote multithreadediterationcode so the app could process thousands of photos at once.
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2. A programming pattern where separate threads each run their own loop over shared data.
Her multithreadediterationcode split the list across four threads to speed up the search.
3. Code that repeats a task in parallel to use more than one CPU core.
The game's multithreadediterationcode keeps the animation smooth while loading new levels.
4. A style of writing loops that must be carefully checked to avoid race conditions.
Reviewers flagged the multithreadediterationcode because two threads updated the same counter.