a routine task

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• task — [[t]tæsk, tɑsk[/t]] n. 1) a piece of work assigned to or expected of a person 2) any piece of work 3) a matter of considerable labor or difficulty 4) Obs. a tax or impost 5) to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; strain 6) to impose …   From formal English to slang

• Task loading — in Scuba diving is a term used to refer to a multiplicity of responsibilities leading to an increased risk failure on the part of the diver to undertake some key basic function which would normally be routine for safety underwater. [cite journal… …   Wikipedia

• task — [task, täsk] n. [ME taske < NormFr tasque (OFr tasche) < ML tasca, for taxa, a tax < L taxare, to rate, value, TAX] 1. a piece of work assigned to or demanded of a person 2. any piece of work 3. an undertaking involving labor or… …   English World dictionary

• task — task, duty, assignment, job, stint, chore are comparable when they mean a piece of work which one is asked to do and is expected to accomplish. Task refers to a specific piece of work or service usually imposed by authority or circumstance but… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive …   Collocations dictionary

• routine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 normal order/way of doing things ADJECTIVE ▪ set ▪ strict ▪ dull, humdrum (esp. BrE), monotonous ▪ familiar …   Collocations dictionary

• routine — rou|tine1 W3 [ru:ˈti:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Old French route; ROUTE1] 1.) [U and C] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do ▪ John s departure had upset their daily routine . ▪ Try to get into a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• routine — I UK [ruːˈtiːn] / US [ˌruˈtɪn] noun Word forms routine : singular routine plural routines ** 1) [countable/uncountable] your usual way of doing things, especially when you do them in a fixed order at the same time Young children tend to welcome… …   English dictionary

• routine — rou|tine1 [ ,ru tin ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount your usual way of doing things, especially when you do them in a fixed order at the same time: Young children tend to welcome some form of routine. It shouldn t take too long to get back to our… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• routine — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way Date: 1676 1. a. a regular course of procedure < if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine J. A. Perkins > b. habitual or mechanical performance of an established… …   New Collegiate 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