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multi-user

British  

adjective

  1. (of a computer) capable of being used by several people at once

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Many of these companies have existing age verification systems in place, addressing complexities such as multi-user accounts shared by a family and user profiles utilized across multiple devices.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

The interest in antimicrobial solutions for personal and multi-user touch screens, such as tablets and mobile devices, has grown in recent years.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

Agnew and Philips suggest building a multimodal, multi-user transportation hub at the north end of Terminal 46, next to the current fast ferry and water taxi docks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2021

I am aware that there are ways to set up multi-user in an education context, but that doesn’t matter for the average consumer.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2020

Death code is much less common, and more anti-social, on modern multi-user machines.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.