tasks (noun)

  • 1background tasks — plural noun (computing) Tasks such as printing which a computer can carry out simultaneously with tasks involving user input • • • Main Entry: ↑back …

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  • 2nurse's aide — noun someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training • Syn: ↑nursing aide • Hypernyms: ↑aide, ↑auxiliary * * * noun : a worker who assists trained nurses in a hospital by performing nonspecialized services (as making beds …

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  • 3one-man band — noun 1. : a musician who plays several instruments during a solo performance 2. : a person who alone undertakes or is responsible for several tasks * * * n. a street entertainer who plays several instruments at the same time ■ a person who runs a …

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  • 4personality test — noun any test that is intended to assess personality • Hypernyms: ↑test, ↑mental test, ↑mental testing, ↑psychometric test • Hyponyms: ↑projective test, ↑projective device, ↑projective technique, ↑ …

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  • 5wage scale — noun a schedule of wages paid for different jobs • Syn: ↑wage schedule • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑scale of measurement, ↑graduated table, ↑ordered series • Hyponyms: ↑slidin …

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  • 6personal digital assistant — noun a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. • Syn: ↑PDA, ↑personal organizer, ↑personal… …

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  • 7Gantt chart — noun A graphical representation of the tasks and resources needed to complete a job or project; may show ranges of possible start and end dates and the relationships between tasks; used to pinpoint bottlenecks and assign priorities …

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  • 8time-slicing — noun A technique used to share a processor in round robin manner with all the tasks of the same priority, allowing lower priority tasks when idle. Syn: CPU sharing, job control, task control …

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  • 9full-charge bookkeeper — noun an employee of a small business, who performs all of the bookkeeping tasks of that business, with little or no supervision. Tasks include but are not limited to: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, payroll taxes, and financial… …

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  • 10task — noun /tɑ:sk/ work which has to be done ● The job involves some tasks which are unpleasant and others which are more rewarding. ● The candidates are given a series of tasks to complete within a time limit. ♦ to list task processes to make a list… …

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