multitask
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multitask
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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.
adjective multi-task
- Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.
verb multitasks · multitasking · multitasked · multi-task
- To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
- To handle multiple tasks at once.
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verb Translations
| Español | realizar múltiples tareas simultáneamente, ejecutar multitareas, simultanear |
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| Русский | многозада́чный mnogozadáčnyj |
Talk about this word "multitask." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/multitask. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. multitask. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/multitask "multitask." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/multitask.Cite this
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title = {multitask},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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