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multitask en · 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.

Meanings

  1. Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.

Forms

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multi-task alternative lexicographic

wikipedia: Daily Telegraph

multitask en · 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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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multitasking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
multitasks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
multitasked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
multitasked Tense=Past lexicographic
multi-task alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

multislack · multitaskable

Relateds

monotask · multitasker · multitasking · multishirk

Translations (4)

es realizar múltiples tareas simultáneamente (Translations) · ru многозада́чный (Translations) · es simultanear (Translations) · es ejecutar multitareas (Translations)

wikipedia: Daily Telegraph