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multitask

/mˈʌltitˌæsk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-task
IPA
/mˈʌltitˌæsk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.

verb

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

verb

To handle multiple tasks at once.

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.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

multi-task (alternative) multitasks (present, singular) multitasking (participle, present) multitasked (participle, past) multitasked (past)

Derived Forms

multislack multitaskable

Frequently Paired Words

multitasker multitasking monotask multishirk

Questions

How do you pronounce multitask?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌltitˌæsk/.
What does multitask mean?
Handling or involving multiple tasks at once.
Where does multitask come from?
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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