Multitasking

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Multitasking may refer to any of the following:

Computer multitasking - the apparent simultaneous performance of two or more tasks by a computer's central processing unit.
Derived from the first sense, multitasking is the colloquial term for a human being's simultaneous handling of multiple tasks.

--As an example, simultaneously listening to a telephone board meeting on mute, participating in a credit committee, IM'ing daughter, signing legal documents and having chocolate pudding while checking email on blackberry. See JSL.

Media Multitasking could involve using a computer, music player, or any other media in conjunction with another.

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