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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

A Chromebook’s ability to multitask is determined largely by its processor, with the number of cores indicating how well it can handle double-duty.

We looked at memory and storage capacity to determine how well a device could multitask or how much space it had for apps and files.

Stunting can affect someone’s ability to pay attention, multitask and regulate their mood.

I know how to multitask as well as understand my responsibilities on both a professional and personal level.

I get it, we’re less self-conscious on the phone, and you can multitask and talk–maybe fold laundry or eat or both.

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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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