"clickwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From click + -work. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|click|-work}} click + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} clickwork (uncountable)
  1. (technology) Repetitive and unskilled digital labour. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Technology Derived forms: clickworker Related terms: cybertariat
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          "ref": "2023 September 11, Morgan Meaker, “These Prisoners Are Training AI”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-06:",
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