multitask
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Etymology edit
From multi- + task. The computing sense appeared first.
Verb edit
multitask (third-person singular simple present multitasks, present participle multitasking, simple past and past participle multitasked)
- (computing) To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
- (figuratively, of a person) To handle multiple tasks at once.
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multitask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Human multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Computer multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
