multitask
[
muhl
-tee-task, -tahsk,
muhl
-tahy-]
/ˈmʌl tiˌtæsk, -ˌtɑsk, ˈmʌl taɪ-/
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.
Origin
1960-65;
multi-
+
task
Related forms
multitasker,
noun
multitasking,
multi-tasking,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
multitask
multitask
/
ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk
/
verb
(
intransitive
)
1.
to work at several different tasks simultaneously