"subtask" meaning in All languages combined

See subtask on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subtasks [plural]
Etymology: sub- + task Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|task}} sub- + task Head templates: {{en-noun}} subtask (plural subtasks)
  1. An act that must be completed as an element of completing a larger and more complex task.
    Sense id: en-subtask-en-noun-0GZylh6h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

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