"monotasking" meaning in English

See monotasking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From mono- + task + -ing, modelled on multitasking. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|task|ing}} mono- + task + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} monotasking (uncountable)
  1. Focusing on a single task. Tags: uncountable Translations (focusing on a single task): yhden asian tekeminen kerrallaan (Finnish), yhteen asiaan kerrallaan keskittyminen (Finnish), yksisuorittaminen (Finnish)
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