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Shem

Part of Speech: Noun, Proper noun

Sense 1: In the Hebrew Bible, Shem is one of the three sons of Noah and the father of the Semitic peoples.

Example sentence: Shem and his brothers, Ham and Japheth, survived the Great Flood aboard the ark.

Sense 2: In computer science, SHem stands for "Shared Execution Mechanism," a technique for parallel processing.

Example sentence: The SHem technology allows multiple processors to simultaneously execute shared memory tasks.

Sense 3: Shem may also refer to a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "renowned" or "famous."

Example sentence: Shem Khan is an accomplished novelist whose latest book has topped the bestseller lists.

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