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multitask

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Meaning

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

(figuratively, of a person) To handle multiple tasks at once.

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I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead. Marilyn vos Savant

If you try to multitask in the classic sense of doing two things at once, what you end up doing is quasi-tasking. It's like being with children. You have to give it your full attention for however much time you have, and then you have to give something else your full attention. Joss Whedon

I don't know what your damage is, but in case you've failed to notice,we're in a bit of trouble here. Can you focus on something other than trying to get into my pants?" His lips curled. " I can multitask. Alexandra Ivy

I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time. Eli Roth

I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me. Alan Cumming

Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed. Added to that, women need righteous and strong men who will help us to use our most cherished gifts: the ability to multitask and problem solve. Roseanne Barr

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