micro-labor

A form of microlabor — A type of employment characterized by short-term or piecework jobs that are part of a larger project in which the worker is not involved.

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Meanings

nounmicro-labor (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of microlabor.

    The more complex your work,the less likely it is that crowdsourcing through micro-labor will be effective, unless you can breakdown your project into small parts.

    2011, Aliza Sherman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crowdsourcing, →ISBN
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APA

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Chicago

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