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A unit of work running in the computer. A job may be a single program or a group of programs that work together. Jobs can be batch programs scheduled to run at a specific time or programs that interact with users and stay in the computer all day. See also job descriptions and salary survey.

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1. nature of one’s employment activities; all activities performed while working on a job.
See also job description.


2. specific project, often given a job identification number.

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noun

1. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. Slang racket. Archaic employ. See action/inaction.
2. A post of employment: appointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, situation, slot, spot. Slang gig. See place.
3. A piece of work that has been assigned: assignment, chore, duty, office, stint, task. See work/play.
4. The proper activity of a person or thing: function, purpose, role, task. See do/not do.
5. A difficult or tedious undertaking: chore, effort, task. See heavy/light, work/play.

n

Definition: employment
Antonyms: entertainment, fun, unemployment

n

Definition: task
Antonyms: fun

1. Same as project.
2. Same as work, 1.

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IN BRIEF: A task or duty. Also: What one does regularly for pay.

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Quotes:

"The tougher the job, the greater the reward." - George Allen

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you're still a rat." - Lily Tomlin

"I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change their lives, but I've met many more people who merely had to change their motive to service in order to change their lives." - Peace Pilgrim

"We've entered an era when very good, competent people aren't getting jobs. One remedy is to stand out, to self-promote. If you do, you're going to get the nod over some co-worker." - Jeffrey P. Davidson

"Our job is not to set things right but to see them right." - Eric Butterworth

"If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless." - Darryl F. Zanuck

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - arbejde, stilling, beskæftigelse, sag, akkordarbejde, hestearbejde
v. intr. - arbejde, udnytte offentlig stilling til egen fordel, drive nepotisme
v. tr. - sælge obligationer, snyde, bedrage

idioms:

• a good job    et godt arbejde, en god stilling, det var et held, heldigvis
• job action    protestaktion, arbejde efter reglerne
• job lot    blandet vareparti, rodebutik
• job sharing    to ansatte deler samme fuldtidsstilling
• jobs for the boys    arbejde som en person i en vigtig stilling giver til familie og venner
• just the job    lige jobbet, det er lige mig
• on the job    passe sine ting, være i arbejde, være på arbejde
• pull a job    begå røveri

2.
v. tr., -
v. intr. - støde, stikke, pirke
n. - stød, stik, vaccination, indsprøjtning

Nederlands (Dutch)
karwei, baan, (zware) taak, (cosmetische) operatie, klus, (voorbeeldig) resultaat, werk(je)/project, kraak, handeltje voor eigen belang, toestand, stukwerk verrichten, in aandelen handelen/ bemiddelen, vertrouwen misbruiken voor eigen voordeel, oplichten, stoten

Français (French)
1.
n. - travail, poste, emploi, besogne, tâche, boulot, job, responsabilités, (sacré) travail, (sale) affaire
v. intr. - faire des petits travaux, travailler à la tâche, négocier, faire des transactions (à la Bourse), tripoter, combiner
v. tr. - sous-traiter (des travaux)

idioms:

• a good job    (c'est) heureux que, (c'est) une chance que, (à la) bonne heure, (US) bravo
• do the job    faire l'affaire
• job action    action revendicative, mouvement de grève
• job lot    lot d'articles divers, acheter par lots
• job sharing    partage de poste
• jobs for the boys    des planques pour les copains
• just the job    (être) juste/exactement ce qu'il faut
• on the job    en poste, au travail
• out of a job    (être) au chômage
• pull a job    monter un coup

2.
v. tr. - piquer (qn/qch), enfoncer, planter (d'un coup sec)
v. intr. - piquer (qn/qch), envoyer/lancer un coup droit
n. - coup (sec), (GB) piqûre, coup droit, direct (en boxe)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Arbeit, Job, Stelle, (Slang) krumme Sache
v. - Gelegenheitsarbeiten verrichten, jobben, als Börsenhändler arbeiten, Amt mißbrauchen

idioms:

• a good job    ein Glück
• do the job    das erwartete erfüllen
• job action    Streik
• job lot    Partieware, Warenposten
• job sharing    Job-sharing (Arbeitsplatzteilung)
• jobs for the boys    Bevorzugung der Lieblinge
• just the job    genau das richtige
• on the job    bei der Arbeit
• out of a job    arbeitslos, ohne Stellung
• pull a job    ein Verbrechen verüben

2.
v. - stechen, stoßen, reißen (mit dem Gebiß)
n. - Stich, Stoß, Reißen (am Pferdegebiß)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εργασία, έργο, δουλειά, επάγγελμα, απασχόληση, θέση, θέση εργασίας, λοβιτούρα, κομπίνα, αγγαρεία
v. - καταφέρνω με κομπίνα, ενεργώ αγοραπωλησίες

idioms:

• a good job    ευτύχημα
• job action    απεργία
• job lot    παρτίδα, σύνολο ειδών πωλούμενων σε σύνολο
• job sharing    χρονικός καταμερισμός εργασίας μεταξύ δυο προσώπων
• jobs for the boys    ρουσφετολογικοί διορισμοί
• just the job    ό, τι χρειαζόταν
• on the job    επί τω έργω, στη δουλειά
• pull a job    κάνω βρομοδουλειά

Italiano (Italian)
lavoro, impiego, appaltare, lavorare a cottimo

idioms:

• a good job    un buon impiego
• job action    azione sindacale
• job lot    lotto di merce
• job sharing    divisione di lavoro
• jobs for the boys    posti per raccomandati
• just the job    proprio quel che ci voleva
• on the job    lavorando
• pull a job    fare qualcosa di illegale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tarefa (f), trabalho (m), emprego (m)
v. - ter um emprego estranho, fazer trabalho autônomo, fazer transações desonestas

idioms:

• a good job    um bom emprego
• job action    greve (f)
• job lot    lote (m) de mercadorias variadas, coleção (f) de itens baratos
• job sharing    divisão (f) de responsabilidades
• jobs for the boys    trabalho desnecessário dado a alguém
• just the job    exatamente o que se quer ou se necessita
• on the job    alerta, no trabalho
• pull a job    arrumar um emprego

Русский (Russian)
труд, должность, задание, ситуация, коррупция, штучка, сдельный, выполняемый по заказам, продаваемый или покупаемый партиями, работать сдельно, нанимать на сдельную работу, заключать недобросовестную сделку, злоупотреблять своим служебным положением

idioms:

• a good job    удача, дела обстоят хорошо
• job action    выступление рабочих в защиту своих интересов
• job lot    отдельная партия изделий, одиночный заказ на партию изделий
• job sharing    деление рабочего места между несколькими работниками
• jobs for the boys    раздача доходных местечек сторонникам
• just the job    как раз то, что нужно
• on the job    в действии, проворный, бдительный
• pull a job    осуществить преступную операцию

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - trabajo, tarea, labor, empleo, puesto, colocación
v. intr. - hacer o trabajar a destajo, hacer chapuzas, tener empleo(s) ocasional(es)
v. tr. - comerciar con, vender o comprar como corredor o intermediario, especular en fondos públicos, conseguir por arreglo o trato ilegal, conseguir por influencia, alquilar, engañar, estafar

idioms:

• a good job    un buen puesto, un buen trabajo
• do the job    hacer el trabajo
• job action    acción laboral, movilización (de trabajadores)
• job lot    partida de artículos vendidos a bajo precio, surtido mixto, grupo variado (de cosas)
• job sharing    empleo compartido
• jobs for the boys    amiguismo, enchufismo
• just the job    ¡justo lo que nos hacía falta!, ¡estupendo!
• on the job    en el lugar de trabajo, sobre la marcha
• out of a job    sin trabajo
• pull a job    cometer un crimen

2.
v. tr. - aguijonear, herir (ligeramente) con arma blanca, pinchar, punzar
v. intr. - aguijonear, herir (ligeramente) con arma blanca, pinchar, punzar
n. - punzada, pinchazo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - arbete, jobb, arbetsuppgift, anställning, produkt
v. - arbeta på ackord, jobba, spekulera, mygla, fiffla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 工作, 职业, 零活, 做零工, 假公济私, 做股票经纪, 代客买卖, 承包, 批发

idioms:

• a good job    幸运事
• job action    临时性罢工示威, 尤指法律上被禁止罢工的团体, 如警察
• job lot    各种不同货品待整批出售的杂货或廉价品
• job sharing    分配工作, 两人分享同一工作, 轮班做事
• jobs for the boys    给追随左右支持自己的人的肥缺职位
• just the job    正是想要的东西
• on the job    在工作, 在忙着
• pull a job    进行抢劫

2. 代客买卖, 承包, 批发, 做零工, 做股票经纪, 打杂, 工作, 职业, 零活

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 工作, 職業, 零活
v. intr. - 做零工, 假公濟私, 做股票經紀
v. tr. - 代客買賣, 承包, 批發

idioms:

• a good job    幸運事
• job action    臨時性罷工示威, 尤指法律上被禁止罷工的團體, 如警察
• job lot    各種不同貨品待整批出售的雜貨或廉價品
• job sharing    分配工作, 兩人分享同一工作, 輪班做事
• jobs for the boys    給追隨左右支持自己的人的肥缺職位
• just the job    正是想要的東西
• on the job    在工作, 在忙著
• pull a job    進行搶劫

2.
v. tr. - 代客買賣, 承包, 批發
v. intr. - 做零工, 做股票經紀, 打雜
n. - 工作, 職業, 零活

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 일, 직업, 부정 행위
v. intr. - 품팔이 하다, 사리를 꾀하다, 삯일을 하다
v. tr. - 중매하다, 도매하다, 속이다, 세주다

idioms:

• a good job    잘했어

2.
v. tr. - 강타하다, 빠르게 한 방 먹이다, 피하주사 하다
v. intr. - 강타하다, 빠르게 한 방 먹이다, 피하주사 하다
n. - 심하게 찌르기, 피하 주사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ヨブ, ヨブ記, 勤め口, 職, 仕事, 困難な仕事, 役目, 物, 職業, 地位, 義務, 事件
v. - 賃仕事をする, 仲買をする, 私腹を肥やす

idioms:

• job action    順法抗議
• job lot    大口商品, 雑多な安物
• job motivation    職業動機
• job sharing    職業分配
• jobs for the boys    うまい勤め口
• on the job    職に就いて, 忙しく働いて, 勤務中で
• put-up job    八百長

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل, شغل, وظيفه (فعل) قام باعمال متقطعه لقاء اجر معين, تاجر بالجمله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבודה, משרה, משימה קשה, דבר, פשע, מוצר, איוב, הרצת תוכנית במחשב, מצב עניינים, משיכה ברסן של סוס, עיסקה בה מועדפת התועלת הפרטית על החובה או האינטרס הציבורי, תוצרת איכותית, ניתוח בייחוד פלסטי‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה עבודות שונות, עבד כסוכן בורסה, עבד בקבלנות, הוציא כספי ציבור לתועלת פרטית‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצל מעמ‬
v. tr. - ‮דקר‬
v. intr. - ‮דקר קלות‬
n. - ‮דקירה‬

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