subtask

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noun

An act that must be completed as an element of completing a larger and more complex task.

“Holonyms: task, job, project”

OriginEnglish task ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

nounsubtask (plural subtasks)

plural subtasks

  1. An act that must be completed as an element of completing a larger and more complex task.

    Holonyms: task, job, project

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishtask
  5. Englishsubtask

From sub- + task.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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