multitask

== English == === Alternative forms === multi-task === 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. === Adjective === multitask Handling or involving multiple tasks at once. === Verb === multitask (third-person singular simple present multitasks, present participle multitasking, simple past and past participle multitasked) (computing) To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts. (figuratively, of a person) To handle multiple tasks at once. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== multitasker multitasking monotask multishirk ==== Translations ==== === See also === multitask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Human multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Computer multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia