multitasking
pronunciation
How to pronounce multitasking in British English:
UK [ˌmʌltiˈtɑ:skɪŋ]
How to pronounce multitasking in American English:
US [ˌmʌltiˈtæskɪŋ]
Word Origin
- multitasking (n.)
- also multi-tasking, 1966, originally in computing, from multi- + tasking (see task). Of humans, by 1998. Related: Multitask (v.). As an adjective, multi-task is recorded from 1954 in a non-computer mechanical context.
Example
- 1. From a different aesthetic to a new multitasking system , the changes are many .
- 2. Sadly , even to this day , webos remains the prime example of mobile multitasking done right .
- 3. At boeing , cutting out multitasking boosted productivity on the manufacture of satellites by 64 % .
- 4. Multitasking can , after all , be as hard a habit to break as any other .
- 5. Multitasking is an utter violation of reality .