microtasking

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noun

The organization of work into small tasks that can be distributed to many workers, especially via the internet (crowdsourced).

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Meanings

nounmicrotasking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe organization of work into small tasks that can be distributed to many workers, especially via the internet (crowdsourced).

    You could go to your favourite microtasking site and post a task: ‘Tell me the latest trend in crowdsourcing’ and offer $1.41 (£1) for the answer.

    2013, David Alan Grier, Crowdsourcing For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 319

Origin

microtask + -ing

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APA

microtasking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtasking

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“microtasking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtasking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microtasking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtasking.

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