multitasking

See also: multi-tasking

English

Alternative forms

• multi-tasking

Verb

multitasking

1. present participle of multitask

Noun

multitasking (uncountable)

1. (computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
2. (buzzword, figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.

Antonyms

• monotasking
• single-tasking
• unitasking

Translations

simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (computing)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多任務 (zh), 多任务 (zh) (duōrènwù), 多工作業 (zh), 多工作业 (zh) (duōgōngzuòyè)

• Finnish: moniajo (fi)
• French: multitâche (fr) m
• Galician: multitarefa m or m pl or f or f pl
• German: Multitasking (de) n

• Hungarian: többfeladatosság
• Japanese: マルチタスク (maruchitasuku)
• Portuguese: multitarefa m or m pl or f or f pl
• Russian: многозада́чность (ru) f (mnogozadáčnostʹ)
• Spanish: multitarea m or m pl or f or f pl

practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time (figuratively)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多任務 (zh), 多任务 (zh) (duōrènwù), 多工作業 (zh), 多工作业 (zh) (duōgōngzuòyè)

• Finnish: monisuorittaminen, multitasking
• Russian: многозада́чность (ru) f (mnogozadáčnostʹ), многопро́фильность f (mnogoprófilʹnostʹ)

See also

• multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Computer multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Human multitasking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English multitasking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmultiˌtɑskiŋː/, [ˈmult̪iˌt̪ɑs̠kiŋː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmultiˌtæskiŋː/, [ˈmult̪iˌt̪æs̠kiŋː]
• Rhymes: -ɑskiŋː, -æskiŋː
• Syllabification: mul‧ti‧tas‧king

Noun

multitasking

1. (psychology, jargon) multitasking

   Synonym: monisuorittaminen

2. (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
instructive		—	multitaskingein
abessive		multitaskingitta	multitaskingeitta
comitative		—	multitaskingeineen

Possessive forms of multitasking (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	multitaskingini	multitaskingimme
2nd person	multitaskingisi	multitaskinginne
3rd person	multitaskinginsa

Related terms

• multitaskata
• multitaskaaja
• multitaskaus
• multitaaskaaminen