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Multitasking

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Multitasking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of multitask.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of multitask.

More Meanings

  1. (computing) 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.

Word Forms

Antonyms for multitasking

Common opposites include monotasking, single-tasking, unitasking.

monotaskingsingle-taskingunitasking

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multi-tasking, preemptive, multi-task, multitasker, multiprogramming, multiusing.

multi-taskingpreemptivemulti-taskmultitaskermultiprogrammingmultiusingmultithreadingmultiusagemultiprocessormultibufferingmultiloadmultibootingunitaskingmultiprocessingoversubscriptionmonoprogrammingtaskhyperthreading

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