researchtask
nounUK /rɪˈsɜːtʃ tɑːsk/
US /rɪˈsɝːtʃ tæsk/
A research task is a job where you look for facts and answers about something.
For homework, our teacher gave us a research task about animals in the rainforest.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of work in a computer program that finds and gathers information.
The app runs a research task in the background to collect news articles.
3. A planned job in a science project that helps you learn something new.
The team added a research task to test how plants grow in the dark.
4. A small job given to someone to find out specific details.
Her research task was to find the price of train tickets to London.