multitasking

See also: multi-tasking

English

Alternative forms

• multi-tasking

Etymology

See multitask.

Verb

multitasking

1. present participle and gerund of multitask

Noun

multitasking (uncountable)

1. (computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
2. (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)

• Catalan: multitasca
• Chinese:

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

• Estonian: multitegumtöö, mitmiktegumtöö
• 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 (pt) 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)

• Catalan: multitasca
• Chinese:

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

• Estonian: rööprähklemine, rööprähklus,

mitlemine, mitlus

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

See also

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

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English multitasking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmultiˌtɑskiŋː/, [ˈmul̪t̪iˌt̪ɑ̝s̠k̟iŋː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmultiˌtæskiŋː/, [ˈmul̪t̪iˌt̪æs̠k̟iŋː]
• Rhymes: -ɑskiŋː, -æskiŋː
• Syllabification^(key): 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
abessive		multitaskingitta	multitaskingeitta
instructive		—	multitaskingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of multitasking (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative multitaskingini multitaskingini accusative nom. multitaskingini multitaskingini gen. multitaskingini genitive multitaskingini multitaskingieni partitive multitaskingiani multitaskingejani inessive multitaskingissani multitaskingeissani elative multitaskingistani multitaskingeistani illative multitaskingiini multitaskingeihini adessive multitaskingillani multitaskingeillani ablative multitaskingiltani multitaskingeiltani allative multitaskingilleni multitaskingeilleni essive multitaskinginani multitaskingeinani translative multitaskingikseni multitaskingeikseni abessive multitaskingittani multitaskingeittani instructive — — comitative — multitaskingeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative multitaskingisi multitaskingisi accusative nom. multitaskingisi multitaskingisi gen. multitaskingisi genitive multitaskingisi multitaskingiesi partitive multitaskingiasi multitaskingejasi inessive multitaskingissasi multitaskingeissasi elative multitaskingistasi multitaskingeistasi illative multitaskingiisi multitaskingeihisi adessive multitaskingillasi multitaskingeillasi ablative multitaskingiltasi multitaskingeiltasi allative multitaskingillesi multitaskingeillesi essive multitaskinginasi multitaskingeinasi translative multitaskingiksesi multitaskingeiksesi abessive multitaskingittasi multitaskingeittasi instructive — — comitative — multitaskingeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative multitaskingimme multitaskingimme accusative nom. multitaskingimme multitaskingimme gen. multitaskingimme genitive multitaskingimme multitaskingiemme partitive multitaskingiamme multitaskingejamme inessive multitaskingissamme multitaskingeissamme elative multitaskingistamme multitaskingeistamme illative multitaskingiimme multitaskingeihimme adessive multitaskingillamme multitaskingeillamme ablative multitaskingiltamme multitaskingeiltamme allative multitaskingillemme multitaskingeillemme essive multitaskinginamme multitaskingeinamme translative multitaskingiksemme multitaskingeiksemme abessive multitaskingittamme multitaskingeittamme instructive — — comitative — multitaskingeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative multitaskinginne multitaskinginne accusative nom. multitaskinginne multitaskinginne gen. multitaskinginne genitive multitaskinginne multitaskingienne partitive multitaskingianne multitaskingejanne inessive multitaskingissanne multitaskingeissanne elative multitaskingistanne multitaskingeistanne illative multitaskingiinne multitaskingeihinne adessive multitaskingillanne multitaskingeillanne ablative multitaskingiltanne multitaskingeiltanne allative multitaskingillenne multitaskingeillenne essive multitaskinginanne multitaskingeinanne translative multitaskingiksenne multitaskingeiksenne abessive multitaskingittanne multitaskingeittanne instructive — — comitative — multitaskingeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative multitaskinginsa multitaskinginsa accusative nom. multitaskinginsa multitaskinginsa gen. multitaskinginsa genitive multitaskinginsa multitaskingiensa partitive multitaskingiaan multitaskingiansa multitaskingejaan multitaskingejansa inessive multitaskingissaan multitaskingissansa multitaskingeissaan multitaskingeissansa elative multitaskingistaan multitaskingistansa multitaskingeistaan multitaskingeistansa illative multitaskingiinsa multitaskingeihinsa adessive multitaskingillaan multitaskingillansa multitaskingeillaan multitaskingeillansa ablative multitaskingiltaan multitaskingiltansa multitaskingeiltaan multitaskingeiltansa allative multitaskingilleen multitaskingillensa multitaskingeilleen multitaskingeillensa essive multitaskinginaan multitaskinginansa multitaskingeinaan multitaskingeinansa translative multitaskingikseen multitaskingiksensa multitaskingeikseen multitaskingeiksensa abessive multitaskingittaan multitaskingittansa multitaskingeittaan multitaskingeittansa instructive — — comitative — multitaskingeineen multitaskingeinensa

Related terms

• multitaskata
• multitaskaaja
• multitaskaus
• multitaaskaaminen