Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
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Concurrence
In Western jurisprudence, concurrence (also contemporaneity or simultaneity) is the apparent need to prove the simultaneous occurrence of both ("guilty action") and ("guilty mind"), to constitute a crime; except in crimes of strict liabilit ...
, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
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Concurring opinion
In law, a concurring opinion is in certain legal systems a written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the Majority opinion, majority of the court, but states different (or additional) reasons as the bas ...
(also called a "concurrence"), a legal opinion which supports the conclusion, though not always the reasoning, of the majority.
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Concurrent estate, a concept in property law
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Concurrent resolution, a legislative measure passed by both chambers of the United States Congress
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Concurrent sentences, in criminal law, periods of imprisonment that are served simultaneously
Computing
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Concurrency (computer science)
Concurrency refers to the ability of a system to execute multiple tasks through simultaneous execution or time-sharing (context switching), sharing resources and managing interactions. Concurrency improves responsiveness, throughput, and scalabi ...
, the property of program, algorithm, or problem decomposition into order-independent or partially-ordered units
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Concurrent computing
Concurrent computing is a form of computing in which several computations are executed '' concurrently''—during overlapping time periods—instead of ''sequentially—''with one completing before the next starts.
This is a property of a syst ...
, the overlapping execution of multiple interacting computational tasks
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Concurrence (quantum computing), a measure used in quantum information theory
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Concurrent Computer Corporation, an American computer systems manufacturer
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Concurrent DOS, Digital Research's multiuser multitasking operating system, with "Concurrent" once being their registered trademark
* Concurrence, a presentation program designed by
Lighthouse Design for NeXTSTEP which inspired Keynote by Apple
Engineering
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Concurrent engineering, an engineering methodology emphasizing the parallelisation of tasks
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Concurrent Design Facility, an assessment center of the European Space Agency using concurrent engineering methods
Other
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Concurrent lines, in geometry, multiple lines or curves intersecting at a single point
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Concurrency (road)
In a road network, a concurrency is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. The practice is often economically and practically advantageous when multiple routes must pass between a single mountain crossi ...
, an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different route numbers
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Concurrent (Easter), the weekday of 24 March Julian used to calculate Julian Easter
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Concurrent enrolment, a process in the US allowing students to enroll at a university or college while still in high school
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