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- task 'task n the performance that is required of the subject in a psychological experiment or test and that is usu. communicated to a human subject by verbal instructions
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task — [tɑːsk ǁ tæsk] noun [countable] 1. a piece of work that must be done, especially one that must be done regularly: • Scheduling is a key task for most managers. • day to day management tasks • computers that can do dozens of tasks at the same time … Financial and business terms
Task — may refer to: Task analysis Task (project management) Task (computing), in computing, a program execution context TASK party, a series of improvisational participatory art related events organized by artist Oliver Herring Task (language… … Wikipedia
Task — Task, der; [e]s, s [engl. task = Aufgabe < mengl. taske < afrz. tasche, über das Vlat. < mlat. taxa, ↑ Taxe] (EDV): in sich geschlossene Aufgabe, dargestellt durch einen Teil eines Programms od. ein ganzes Programm. * * * Task [dt.… … Universal-Lexikon
Task — Task, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tasked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tasking}.] 1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to. [1913 Webster] There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To oppress … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Task — (t[.a]sk), n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che, for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See {Tax}, n. & v.] 1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount. [1913 Webster] Ma task of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
task — I noun act, activity, assigned work, assignment, burden, charge, chore, concern, duty, employment, endeavor, engagement, enterprise, function, job, labor, mission, obligation, operation, practice, project, pursuit, role, specialty, trade,… … Law dictionary
task — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS inform. compito di un software applicativo | in un sistema operante in multiprogrammazione, ogni programma o funzione contemporaneamente attivo o che può essere attivato {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1995. ETIMO:… … Dizionario italiano
task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive … Collocations dictionary
task — taskless, adj. /task, tahsk/, n. 1. a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty. 2. any piece of work. 3. a matter of considerable labor or difficulty. 4. Obs. a tax or impost. 5. take to task, to call to… … Universalium
Task — Ein Task (Deutsch: Aufgabe) ist beim Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows ein Prozess, der auf der untersten Systemebene (Kernel) läuft. In diesem Kontext wird also Task mit Prozess gleichgesetzt. In anderen Bereichen wird ein Task als Subprozess… … Deutsch Wikipedia
