| Subject | English | Portuguese |
| IT | multitasking mode | modo multitarefa |
| IT | multitasking robot | robô autónomo multisserviço |
| comp., MS, Braz. | preemptive multitasking | multitarefa preemptiva (A form of multitasking in which the operating system periodically interrupts the execution of a program and passes control of the system to another waiting program. Preemptive multitasking prevents any one program from monopolizing the system) |