What does "multitask" mean?

To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.

Multitask

Q: What is a synonym for "multitask"?

Common synonyms include: concurrent task, handle concurrent tasks, handle tasks, juggle, juggled, juggles.

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

Adjective

1
Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.

Synonyms

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concurrent task handle concurrent tasks handle tasks juggle juggled juggles

Antonyms

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single task single-task single-tasking

Example

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"I always have to multitask here."

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.

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