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🤹 To do many things 💻 To run programs
to multitask

to multitask

1 3.8
To run several programs at the same time
  • verb
  • /ˈmʌltiˌtæsk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ejecutar varias tareas simultáneamente
  • Multitasking: Being able to multitask between applications like email, surfing, and IM conversations is now a part of the iPhone OS (rebranded iOS).

It does run Android, so you can go ahead and you know, run all your Android apps, you multitask.

Examples

  • You can use it on the go, you can draw on it, and you can multitask with it maybe.

  • It's really, you may think that you can multitask, but typically quality of learning would suffer.

  • ASTRO record director permits you to multitask; because of this, you'll be able to work on a number of documents along with directories at once.

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  • You can multitask by running a video call while editing a document on your computer.

  • With the new software, users can multitask effectively, switching between multiple apps without lag.

  • My laptop allows me to multitask by playing music while I browse the internet and write emails.

Surface Forms

multitask infinitive
multitasked past
multitasked past participle
multitasking present participle
multitasks third person singular

Morphology

multitask = task (transparent) = multi + task

The computer sense is still a straightforward extension of 'multi-' plus 'task', meaning several processes or programs are handled at once.

Etymology

Multitask also comes from multi- ('many') and task, and for computers it means running several jobs at once. So when a computer can multitask, it can handle many programs or processes at the same time.