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 — 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 … Medical dictionary
Task — der; s, s <aus engl. task »(komplizierte) Aufgabe«, dies über das Altfr. aus vulgärlat. *tasca zu mlat. taxa, vgl. ↑Taxe>: 1. Höchstleistung, vielfache Darstellung der gleichen Idee in Schachaufgaben. 2. zu bearbeitender Teil im Programm… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
task — c.1300, piece of work imposed as a duty, from O.N.Fr. tasque (13c., O.Fr. tasche, Fr. táche) duty, tax, from V.L. *tasca a duty, assessment, metathesis of M.L. taxa, a back formation of L. taxare to evaluate, estimate, assess (see TAX (Cf. tax)) … Etymology dictionary
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