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multi-tasking

multi-tasking is the alternative form of multitasking.

multi-tasking is the present participle of multi-task.

Meaning of multitasking

Noun

multitasking (uncountable)

  1. The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
  2. (figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.

Questions about multi-tasking

What is multi-tasking the alternative form of?
Multi-tasking is the alternative form of multitasking.

Words near multi-tasking in the dictionary

  1. multi-strand
  2. multi-systemic
  3. multi-talented
  4. multi-task
  5. multi-tasked
  6. multi-tasking
  7. multi-tasks
  8. multi-temporal
  9. multi-tenant
  10. multi-tier
  11. multi-tool

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Adapted from Wiktionary: multi-tasking (page history and authors); multitasking (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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