Multitasking
From Wikinfo
1. Multitasking is the apparent simultaneous performance of two or more tasks by a computer's Central Processing Unit. See Computer multitasking.
2. Derived from the first sense, multitasking is the colloquial term for a human being's simultaneous handling of multiple tasks.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Multitasking" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitasking, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
