mechanicaltask
nounUK /məˈkænɪkəl tɑːsk/
US /məˈkænɪkəl tæsk/
A job that is done the same way over and over, like a robot could do it.
Sorting the buttons into boxes was a mechanical task that took all afternoon.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A job that needs a machine or tools to be done.
Fixing the engine was a mechanical task, not a thinking task.
3. Work that follows fixed steps without needing new ideas.
Filling out the same form every day felt like a mechanical task.
4. A small job in a factory done by a machine or a worker repeating one motion.
His mechanical task was to tighten one bolt on every toy car.