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Vinony

multitask

verb

  1. to perform multiple tasks concurrently
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From multi- + task. The adjectival sense in computing first appears c. 1965 in the publications of B.I. Witt. The verbal sense first appears c. 1986 in the Daily Telegraph.

  1. Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.

verb

Etymology: From multi- + task. The adjectival sense in computing first appears c. 1965 in the publications of B.I. Witt. The verbal sense first appears c. 1986 in the Daily Telegraph.

  1. To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
  2. To handle multiple tasks at once.