multitask
[ muhl-tee-task, -tahsk, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˈmʌl tiˌtæsk, -ˌtɑsk, ˈmʌl taɪ- /
verb (used without object)
Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
(of one person) to perform two or more tasks simultaneously.
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Related formsmul·ti·task·er, nounmul·ti·task·ing, mul·ti-task·ing, noun
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Examples from the Web for multitask
This is true of all technology: the more advanced it becomes, the more we are forced to multitask and adapt to choice overload.
“We multitask, something all women learn to do,” she said Thursday.
We live with the show every day (a state I call Hungland), multitask like lunatics, work crazy long hours, blah blah blah.
The multitask gene is obviously linked to the X chromosome, because I know of no men who carry the trait.
British Dictionary definitions for multitask
multitask
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk) /
verb (intr)
to work at several different tasks simultaneously
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