atomictask
nounUK /əˈtɒmɪk tɑːsk/
US /əˈtɑːmɪk tæsk/
A tiny job that is done all at once and cannot be split into smaller parts.
The robot finished each atomictask before moving on to the next one.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a task that runs completely or not at all, with no half-finished state.
The database update was an atomictask, so it either saved fully or not at all.
3. A very small piece of work that a computer or program handles on its own.
The scheduler gave each atomictask to a different processor core.
4. A job so simple that it needs no further breaking down.
Writing your name on the form is an atomictask.