verb
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To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
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(of a person) To handle multiple tasks at once.
noun
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The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
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(buzzword) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
Examples of multitasking in a Sentence
Try doing one thing at a time rather than multitasking.
Multitasking is not very good when you need to concentrate on something, but it's a great tool when it comes to chores.
It's a multitasking genius in a world of fly-by-night cosmetics that promise to do so much but, in return, don't really do the job after all.
Apple claims that multitasking does not drain the battery life of the iPhone 4.
There's a lot of multitasking taking place here and tycoon games are typically much more involving than a turn-based Monopoly.
Worn loose and tumbling down her back, Abdul's long hair lends the multitasking star a decidedly youthful look.
Besides leadership abilities, analytical skills, and creativity, a general manager needs to be able to handle multitasking well.
For average consumers, this means multitasking and occasionally running power hungry programs like photo or video editing suites.
We're always in a rush these days, whether it's because we're running late for work or multitasking several hundred things at once in an effort to just be done with it all a bit quicker.
The phones do not support multitasking; third party applications will quit rather than run in the background when you close their window.
In reality those differences are few, but the additional multitasking skills that are required to drive a standard make it a little bit more difficult.
The cinnamon bun body wash by Philosophy is quite a multitasking force, indeed.
The result was Per-fekt Beauty, a lineup of multitasking products that promise to simplify life for busy, on-the-go women with little time to spare.
With the increasing complexity of modern life, the pressure to be constantly multitasking, prioritizing, and increasing productivity can increase stress to unbearable levels.
Multitasking in applications is only available when a developer releases an iOS 4 compliant build utilizing the new APIs, which allow background operation.
If you enjoy multitasking and being "hands-on" in several different areas of a company, the general manager's position could be the right fit for you.
However, when you throw shifting gears into that mix, things can get a lot more complicated and it requires much greater multitasking skills.
This body wash is marketed as "three-in-one" multitasking genius, and it definitely does more than just leave a delicious scent of cinnamon buns lingering in the shower!