Multi-tasking


[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.
/ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk/
verb (intransitive)
1.
to work at several different tasks simultaneously

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