subtask
noun
sub·task
ˈsəb-ˌtask 
variants
or sub-task
plural subtasks or sub-tasks
: a task that is part of a more complex task
… I typed up a long list of every single task and even subtask I thought it would involve, from shopping for fixtures to picking up materials to installation.—
Matthew Vest
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Is anything not getting done? Break down each task into a list of subtasks.
—Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Each subtask is tackled on its own merits, including by using specialized LLMs.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
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Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Each subtask is tackled on its own merits, including by using specialized LLMs.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
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“Subtask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtask. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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