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multitask

[ muhl-tee-task, -tahsk, muhl-tahy- ]

verb (used without object)

  1. Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
  2. (of one person) to perform two or more tasks simultaneously.


multitask

/ ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk /

verb

  1. to work at several different tasks simultaneously


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Other Words From

  • multi·tasker noun
  • multi·tasking multi-tasking noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of multitask1

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + task

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Example Sentences

This is true of all technology: the more advanced it becomes, the more we are forced to multitask and adapt to choice overload.

“We multitask, something all women learn to do,” she said Thursday.

We live with the show every day (a state I call Hungland), multitask like lunatics, work crazy long hours, blah blah blah.

The multitask gene is obviously linked to the X chromosome, because I know of no men who carry the trait.

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