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Definitions

multitasking

VERB
perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Dell Technologies has raised prices for some commercial laptops by as much as 30%, while budget PCs from rival Acer now carry several gigabytes less of multitasking memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The biggest gains appeared during multitasking and in tasks that required many steps.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

They’re said to enable PCs that are better at multitasking and creative functions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

The introductory lecture was given by Clifford Nass, the provocative Stanford University sociologist who two years earlier had gotten Dr. Strayer and Dr. Gazzaley together to think about the science of multitasking.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel