multitasking
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
See multitask.
Verb
multitasking
- present participle and gerund of multitask
Noun
multitasking (uncountable)
- (computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
- (figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
Antonyms
Translations
simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (computing)
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practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time (figuratively)
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See also
multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Computer multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Human multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English multitasking.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧tas‧king
Noun
multitasking m (uncountable)
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from English multitasking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmultiˌtɑskiŋː/,
- IPA(key): /ˈmultiˌtæskiŋː/,
- Rhymes: -ɑskiŋː, -æskiŋː
- Syllabification(key): mul‧ti‧tas‧king
Noun
multitasking
- (psychology, jargon) multitasking
- Synonym: monisuorittaminen
- (computing, jargon, rare) multitasking
- Synonym: moniajo
Declension
| Inflection of multitasking (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | multitasking | multitaskingit | |
| genitive | multitaskingin | multitaskingien | |
| partitive | multitaskingia | multitaskingeja | |
| illative | multitaskingiin | multitaskingeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | multitasking | multitaskingit | |
| accusative | nom. | multitasking | multitaskingit |
| gen. | multitaskingin | ||
| genitive | multitaskingin | multitaskingien | |
| partitive | multitaskingia | multitaskingeja | |
| inessive | multitaskingissa | multitaskingeissa | |
| elative | multitaskingista | multitaskingeista | |
| illative | multitaskingiin | multitaskingeihin | |
| adessive | multitaskingilla | multitaskingeilla | |
| ablative | multitaskingilta | multitaskingeilta | |
| allative | multitaskingille | multitaskingeille | |
| essive | multitaskingina | multitaskingeina | |
| translative | multitaskingiksi | multitaskingeiksi | |
| abessive | multitaskingitta | multitaskingeitta | |
| instructive | — | multitaskingein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||