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job

job

4 5.0
Computer work that a system runs as one operation
  • noun
  • /dʒɑb/
  • Specialized
: tarea
  • Congratulations, soldier, on a job well done.
  • print job
  • jobs in the queue
  • submit jobs

So I've, I've done all the work to get them jobs running.

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Examples

  • The software can handle multiple jobs at once, ensuring efficient use of resources.

  • Look, Nick, half of my job is damage control.

  • Look, it's not my job keeping track of everyone.

  • Upon completion of setup activities, the job was ready to begin.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In fact, I thought you did a pretty good job on that homework assignment you showed me.

    Academic text (1997)
  • By 2000, they were setting up grinding machines, which did the job automatically.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Can I absolutely know that it's my job that's stressing me out?

  • When you run a complex report, the computer processes each task in the job sequentially.

  • To optimize performance, we need to queue the jobs in the correct order for execution.

Synonyms

work unit
vsjob
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A small task sent to a computer to run with other tasks

is a larger multi-step operation managed as a single process

Idioms

252 2.7

At work doing your job

patience of Job
  • Literature
1 9.9

A quality of staying calm for a long time despite great problems, like Job in the Bible

1 9.0

A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job

Compounds

great job
  • Informal
347 1.0

To praise someone for doing a task well

86 1.8

A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit

A written list of the main duties and skills needed for a job

44 2.5

Work covering something, like a car or wall, with color to make it look new

hand job
  • Offensive
39 9.9

A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure

A chance to get a job in a specific position

38 3.4

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort

nut job
  • Slur
38 8.8

A rude word for a person who acts in a very strange or crazy way

nose job
  • Informal
33 4.6

An operation to change the shape of the nose to make it look better

31 2.6

A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy

27 4.2

A crime done with help from someone who works there

odd-job
  • UK
26 4.2

Work involving small, short tasks that are not regular or skilled

26 3.7

A person or company that gives people new jobs

23 1.9

Very good work that impresses people

A written form you fill in to ask for a job

15 3.5

Happening while you are working at your job

bang-up job
  • Informal
15 4.2

A piece of work that is done very well

13 2.5

An ability needed to do a particular job or to get a job

10 3.7

A job where you cannot get a better position

8 3.9

The most difficult role someone can have

8 2.8

A paid job training and leading sports players or teams

hatchet job
  • Literature
6 8.4

A written or spoken attack that unfairly hurts someone's reputation

A person who applies to be hired for a job

Book of Job
  • Literature
5 7.9

A book in the Bible that tells of a man who suffers and God answers him

bullshit job
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A job that feels pointless and gives no real value

snow job
  • Informal
2 8.2

An attempt to trick someone by using false or exaggerated praise

A job that lasts only a few weeks or months

A job that causes a lot of stress and has strict deadlines

put-up job
  • Informal
1 8.5

A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental

plum job
  • Informal
1 5.1

A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect

1 3.9

A man who does small repair jobs around the home

job action
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Temporary work protest by workers to demand better pay or conditions

1 3.9

Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money

heckuva job
  • Informal
1 8.8

Very good work that impresses other people

wet job
  • NSFW
1 9.9

An illegal secret job to kill or hurt someone for an organization

1 6.5

A person who changes jobs often

joe job
  • Slang
1 9.9

A low-paid unskilled job that feels boring or useless

job lot
  • UK
1 5.7

A group of different items sold together at a low price

joe job
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A fake email sent to make someone look bad using their email address

job control
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A program that prepares and runs groups of scheduled computer tasks

tale of Job
  • Literature
1 9.1

A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering

job skill
  • Jargon
1 3.5

An ability a video game character has from their chosen role to do special actions

junk job
  • Informal
1 6.1

A low-paid job that is boring and gives no chance to move up

eggcellent job
  • Informal
9.6

A playful way to say someone did a very good job

A small unimportant task done badly, like filing papers

jammy job
  • Slang
7.6

An easy job that pays well and needs little work

job-oriented terminal
  • Specialized
7.7

A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders

job-control language
  • Specialized
8.2

A set of computer commands that tell an operating system which tasks to run

quarter-ass job
  • Offensive
9.9

Work done badly that gives bad results

6.5

A woman who does small tasks like repairs or gardening

How Complex

workflow
  • Specialized
22 4.1
pipeline
  • Specialized
39 4.0
batch processing
  • Specialized
1 3.9
job
  • Specialized
4 5.0
task
∞ 1.0
operation
  • Specialized
12 3.7

Surface Forms

job singular
jobs plural

Etymology

Job comes from an old word gobbet meaning 'a piece', and computers use the same idea: a job is one 'piece of work' the machine must do. This link explains why a computer job is a single unit of work to run.