multitask
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[edit]From multi- + task. The adjectival sense in computing first appears c. 1965 in the publications of B.I. Witt. The verbal sense first appears c. 1986 in the Daily Telegraph.
Adjective
[edit]multitask
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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[edit]- multitask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Human multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Computer multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia