nestedtask
nounUK /ˈnɛstɪd tɑːsk/
US /ˈnɛstɪd tæsk/
A nested task is a job that sits inside another bigger job.
Cleaning your room is a nested task inside the big job of cleaning the whole house.
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2. In computing, a task started by another task, like a small program running inside a bigger one.
The app launched a nested task to download the picture in the background.
3. A small goal that must be finished before the main goal can be done.
Buying stamps was a nested task in her plan to mail all the invitations.
4. A task that contains even smaller tasks inside it.
Building the treehouse was a nested task with many little steps like sawing and hammering.