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mul⋅ti⋅task⋅ing

  [muhl-tee-tas-king, -tah-sking, muhl-tahy-]
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–noun Computers.
the concurrent or interleaved execution of two or more jobs by a single CPU.
Also, multi-tasking.

Origin:
multi- + tasking
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multi-tasking 
1966, originally in computing, from multi- + tasking.
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multitasking   (mŭl'tē-tās'kĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
The concurrent operation by one central processing unit of two or more processes.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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