time sharing
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time sharing
- the joint use of a COMPUTER facility by two or more users in return for a rental payment.
- the joint use of a holiday home by several users, each of whom contributes a share of the capital cost of the property and upkeep expenses in return for the right to use the property for specified weeks each year.
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