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multitasking

multitasking is the present participle and gerund of multitask.

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.

Meaning of multitask

Verb

multitask (third-person singular simple present multitasks, present participle multitasking, simple past and past participle multitasked)

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

See all 3 meanings of multitask

Antonyms of multitasking

Forms of multitasking

alternative formmulti-tasking

Origin of multitasking

See multitask.

Questions about multitasking

What does multitasking mean?
Multitasking means the simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
What is multitasking the present participle and gerund of?
Multitasking is the present participle and gerund of multitask.
What part of speech is multitasking?
Multitasking is a noun.

Words near multitasking in the dictionary

  1. multitask
  2. multitaskable
  3. multitasked
  4. multitasker
  5. multitaskers
  6. multitasking
  7. multitasks
  8. multitaxa
  9. multitaxic
  10. multitaxon
  11. multitaxonomic

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