job
- noun
- /dʒɑb/
- Specialized
- 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.
- So I've, I've done all the work to get them jobs running.
- Because there is no one generic high performance compute job.
- It does everything from estimating to invoicing to payments to job scheduling.
Examples
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The software can handle multiple jobs at once, ensuring efficient use of resources.
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Look, Nick, half of my job is damage control.
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Look, it's not my job keeping track of everyone.
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Upon completion of setup activities, the job was ready to begin.
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In fact, I thought you did a pretty good job on that homework assignment you showed me.
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By 2000, they were setting up grinding machines, which did the job automatically.
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Can I absolutely know that it's my job that's stressing me out?
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When you run a complex report, the computer processes each task in the job sequentially.
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To optimize performance, we need to queue the jobs in the correct order for execution.
Synonyms
A small task sent to a computer to run with other tasks
Idioms
- Offensive
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
- Literature
A quality of staying calm for a long time despite great problems, like Job in the Bible
Compounds
A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
- Literature
A book in the Bible that tells of a man who suffers and God answers him
- Informal
A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect
- Jargon
An ability a video game character has from their chosen role to do special actions
- Specialized
A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders
- Specialized
A set of computer commands that tell an operating system which tasks to run
- Literature
A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering
How Complex
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Surface Forms
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.