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task

[task]
(computer science)
A set of instructions, data, and control information capable of being executed by the central processing unit of a digital computer in order to accomplish some purpose; in a multiprogramming environment, tasks compete with one another for control of the central processing unit, but in a nonmultiprogramming environment a task is simply the current work to be done.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Task

 

(1) An assigned goal one strives to achieve.

(2) An errand or assignment.

(3) A problem that must be solved with specific information and reflection—for example, a mathematical problem, a chess problem, a logic problem, or a writing problem.

(4) A method of instruction and of checking accomplishments and skills used in all types of general and specialized schools.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

task

An independently running program. See multitasking.
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Long, long, he worked; but still the waves rolled far above them, and his task was not yet done; and many bitter tears poor Thistle shed, and sadly he pined for air and sunlight, the voice of birds, and breath of flowers.
Day after day went by, and slowly Thistle's task drew towards an end.
Then Thistle went among the Spirits, and joined in their tasks; he tended the flower-roots, gathered the water-drops, and formed the good-luck pennies.
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In the study, each participant spent 30 minutes learning either a spatial or a procedural task. In the spatial task, the subjects studied and then navigated routes through a virtual town to locate an object.
Awake and learning: memory storage begins before bedtime
Task Force Bastogne is a special transportation team formed by SDDC to provide customized end-to-end deployment and distribution of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, Ky.
SDDC ensures value at the fort before it goes to the port
Gickling and Armstrong (1978) defined off-task behaviors as those that are irrelevant to the immediate academic task. This definition appears more consistent with procedural engagement (observable behaviors; Nystrand & Gamaron, 1991) than substantive engagement (prolonged personal commitment).
Effect of drill ratios on recall and on-task behavior for children with learning and attention difficulties

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