May 15, 2003

multitask

n.

Often used of humans in the same meaning it has for computers, to describe a person doing several things at once (but see thrash). The term multiplex, from communications technology (meaning to handle more than one channel at the same time), is used similarly.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:37 AM

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