multitask
tiˌtæsk, -ˌtɑsk, ˈmʌl 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.
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| —vb | |
| to work at several different tasks simultaneously | |
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multitask
n. Often used of humans in the same meaning it has for computers, to describe a person doing several things at once (but see thrash). The term `multiplex', from communications technology (meaning to handle more than one channel at the same time), is used similarly.
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