subtask

noun

sub·task ˈsəb-ˌtask

variants or sub-task

plural subtasks or sub-tasks

: a task that is part of a more complex task

… I typed up a long list of every single task and even subtask I thought it would involve, from shopping for fixtures to picking up materials to installation.—

Matthew Vest

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Is anything not getting done? Break down each task into a list of subtasks. —

Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024 Each subtask is tackled on its own merits, including by using specialized LLMs. —

Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero. —

IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023