adj
Meaning 1
Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
multitask
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verb
Meaning 2
To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
To handle multiple tasks at once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: многозада́чный (mnogozadáčnyj) — Translations
- Spanish: realizar múltiples tareas simultáneamente — Translations
- Spanish: ejecutar multitareas — Translations
- Spanish: simultanear — Translations