work or a job
1Job analysis — refers to various methodologies for analyzing the requirements of a job. PurposeThe general purpose of job analysis is to document the requirements of a job and the work performed. Job and task analysis is performed as a preliminary to successive …
2Job Control Language — (JCL) is a scripting language used on IBM mainframe operating systems to instruct the system on how to run a batch job or start a subsystem. The term Job Control Language can also be used generically to refer to all languages which perform these… …
3job — job1 [jäb] n. [< ?] 1. a specific piece of work, as in one s trade, or done by agreement for pay 2. anything one has to do; task; chore; duty 3. the thing or material being worked on 4. a) the action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work …
4work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …
5Job — (j[o^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jobbed} (j[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jobbing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. Moxon. [1913 Webster] 3. To do or… …
6job cycle — ➔ cycle * * * job cycle UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► completion of all the tasks from the beginning to the end of a process: »You save precious time by eliminating repetitive work throughout the job cycle …
7work-study — work ,study noun uncount a system by which students work at a job to gain experience while they are still in HIGH SCHOOL or college …
8work-sharing — workˈ sharing noun Job sharing • • • Main Entry: ↑work …
9work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …
10job — noun WORK 1 (C) the regular paid work that you do for an employer: get/find a job (as sth): Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress. | take a job (=accept a job that is offered to you): I was so desperate that I took the first job that came… …