The ability of an OS to manage the parallel processes of many applications is referred to as multitasking.

Multitasking refers to an operating system's capacity to manage the concurrent activities of many programmes. When talking about an OS, the term "multitasking" is used to describe the system's capacity to handle many tasks at once.

The ability of an OS to manage the parallel processes of many applications is known as multitasking.

Multitasking refers to an operating system's capacity to manage the concurrent activities of several software programs. The term "multitasking" is often used to describe an OS's capacity to handle many tasks at once.