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A specific task or work assignment that needs to be completed. The term is often used in project management and professional settings.
Meine nächste Task für heute ist, das Protokoll der Besprechung zu schreiben.
My next task for today is to write the minutes of the meeting.
task
In computer science, an individual execution process of a program or part of a program that is managed by the operating system.
Wenn ein Programm nicht mehr reagiert, kann man die entsprechende Task im Task-Manager beenden.
If a program stops responding, you can end the corresponding task in the Task Manager.
'Task' is an English loanword that is used almost exclusively in professional contexts (office, project management) or in IT. In normal everyday language, people say 'Aufgabe' (task/assignment).
Für das neue Projekt müssen wir zuerst alle Tasks definieren.
For the new project, we first need to define all the tasks.
You can easily distinguish the two meanings: In an office context, it is about a work task that you 'erledigt' (complete) or 'zuweist' (assign). In an IT context, it is about a computer process that you see in the 'Task-Manager' (Task Manager) and 'beendet' (end).
Bitte erledige diese Task bis morgen Mittag.
Please complete this task by tomorrow noon.
In project management, tasks are often combined with certain verbs: eine Task 'erstellen' (to create), 'zuweisen' (to assign), 'bearbeiten' (to work on), 'erledigen' (to complete), or 'abschließen' (to finish).
Der Projektleiter hat mir eine neue, dringende Task zugewiesen.
The project manager assigned me a new, urgent task.
In computer science, people talk about tasks that 'laufen' (are running) or 'geplant sind' (are scheduled). A typical sentence involves 'beenden' (ending) or 'abbrechen' (canceling) a task that is not responding via the 'Task-Manager' (Task Manager).
Öffne den Task-Manager, um zu sehen, welche Tasks gerade laufen.
Open the Task Manager to see which tasks are currently running.
task / function / surrender
Both words can refer to a specific work step. Aufgabe is neutral and suitable in almost any context, while Task emphasizes a defined unit in a workflow in project management. In general conversation, Aufgabe is more common; in a project overview, Task may be the more appropriate term.
Im Projektplan ist die Prüfung der Kundendaten als eigene Task eingetragen.
In the project plan, checking the customer data is listed as a separate task.
Meine Aufgabe heute ist, die Kundendaten zu prüfen.
My task today is to check the customer data.
