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multitask

[muhl-tee-task, -tahsk, muhl-tahy-]

verb (used without object)

  1. Computers.(of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.

  2. (of one person) to perform two or more tasks simultaneously.



multitask

/ ˈʌɪˌɑː /

verb

  1. to work at several different tasks simultaneously

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • multitasker noun
  • multitasking noun
  • multi-tasking noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of multitask1

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + task
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It’s also working on a more powerful pair of AR glasses that lets people take video calls, get recipe recommendations and multitask in other ways.

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He pointed, in particular, to the judge’s ruling that the defense team must submit, in just 24 hours, the full list of exhibits they intend to present at trial, rejecting pleas for more time by noting that Trump’s lawyers had repeatedly found a way to multitask and rapidly filed numerous, lengthy motions before.

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There are a multitude of cognitive pluses — early research suggests language learning can help us multitask more efficiently and improve attention span and abstract thinking.

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“Whereas before it was only about skiing, now an athlete has to multitask and worry about curating their image and marketing themselves. But the days still last 24 hours.”

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The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.

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