monotask

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Etymology edit

Verb edit

monotask (third-person singular simple present monotasks, present participle monotasking, simple past and past participle monotasked)

(intransitive) To perform only one task at a time.
- 2018, Catherine Blyth, Enjoy Time, page 100:
  Quit the juggle and monotask.

Related terms edit

multitask

Noun edit

monotask (plural monotasks)

A single task performed while not performing other tasks (i.e. not multitasking).
- 2000, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, →ISBN:
  From the Level I analysis it should be apparent that Medical Billing involves multiple tasks, while the Transmission Assembly is essentially a monotask.