multitask

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

Origin of multitask

1
First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + task

Other words from multitask

  • mul·ti·task·er, noun
  • mul·ti·task·ing, multi-tasking, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for multitask

multitask

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk) /


verb(intr)
  1. to work at several different tasks simultaneously

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