job

job

Computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user

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Job

Old Testament

a. a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him

b. the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

What does it mean when you dream about a job?

Dreaming of being at work while asleep signifies either overwork, overinvolvement in one’s job, or a subconscious desire to be more productive in one’s professional life.

The Dream Encyclopedia, Second Edition © 2009 Visible Ink Press®. All rights reserved.

job

[jäb]

(computer science)

A unit of work to be done by the computer; it is a single entity from the standpoint of computer installation management, but may consist of one or more job steps.

(industrial engineering)

The combination of duties, skills, knowledge, and responsibilities assigned to an individual employee.

A work order.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

job

1. Same as project.

2. Same as work, 1.

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Job

maintains his faith despite severe trials, is finally rewarded by God. [O.T.: Job]

See: Faithfulness

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Job

abases self in awe of the Lord. [O.T.: Job 40:3–5; 42:1–6]

See: Humility

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Job

underwent trial by God at Satan’s suggestion. [O.T.: Job]

See: Patience

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Job

lost everything he owned to Satan. [O.T.: Job]

See: Poverty

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Job

beset with calamities. [O.T.: Job 1:13–22; 2:6–10]

See: Suffering

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Job

tormented to test devoutness. [O.T.: Job 1, 2]

See: Test

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

job

(operating system)

All activities involved in completing any project on a computer from start to finish. A job may involve several processes and several programs.

This term originates from a time when a user would manually submit a job as a deck of punched cards which would typically include source code interspersed with job control language instructions to guide phases of the job such as compilation, linking, execution and printing.

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job

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.

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