"multitasking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multitasking
Etymology: : multitasking < multi- + task
  1. πολυέργεια, η ικανότητα της διαχείρισης από ένα πρόσωπο πολλών εργασιών ταυτόχρονα
    Sense id: el-multitasking-en-noun-eIPaWefe
  2. η πολυδιεργασία
    Sense id: el-multitasking-en-noun-Z4wz0xsw Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multiprogramming Related terms: multi-tasking, multitasker
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        }
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        {
          "text": "※ Multitasking and multiprogramming are basically one and the same thing, in which the computer handles many tasks or programs simultaneously.",
          "translation": "«Η πολυδιεργασία και ο πολυπρογραμματισμός είναι βασικά ένα και το αυτό πράγμα, στο οποίο ο υπολογιστής χειρίζεται πολλές (δι)εργασίες ή προγράμματα ταυτόχρονα.»"
        }
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      "word": "multiprogramming"
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      ]
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        "η πολυδιεργασία"
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      "word": "multiprogramming"
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