computing task

noun
UK /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ tɑːsk/
US /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ tæsk/

A job that a computer does for you.

Saving the file was a quick computing task.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A piece of work that involves using computers.

Her computing task for the day was to sort all the photos.

3. A step in a program that the computer carries out.

The app broke the big computing task into smaller parts.

4. A school exercise done on a computer.

The teacher gave us a computing task to finish by Friday.